Rimae Sirsalis
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Rimae Sirsalis is a
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rille. It is located at and is 426 km long.Rimae Sirsalis
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) It was formed by extension of the surface, possibly due to dike propagation in the subsurface. Rimae Sirsalis cuts across highlands almost exclusively. It starts at the edge of Oceanus Procellarum near the modest crater Sirsalis from which it gets its name and proceeds directly away from the
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, eventually ending up among the cracks in the floor of the crater Darwin. Along the way it passes through
crater Crater may refer to: Landforms *Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet *Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
s, ranges of hills, and other small rilles.


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{{reflist Sirsalis, Rimae Volcanic landforms