Rimae Fresnel is a 90km-long arcuate escarpment on the Moon at 28°00′N 4°00′E / 28.0°N 4.0°E.[1] Both the escarpment and the nearby Promontorium Fresnel were named after the French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Lunar Rilles Catalog". UAI. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
- ^ "Rimae Fresnel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Accessed December 19, 2017
- ^ "Promontorium Fresnel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ "Fresnel summary". August 2002. Archived February 5, 2012.
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