Rimae Sirsalis (Moon)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rima, rimae
- IAU definition
Fissure
- Diameter
- 405 km, 23 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 15.01° S, 298.64° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1964
- Origin of the name
Named from nearby crater.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Rimae Sirsalis.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Orbiter · 24 Inch Focal Length Camera | 16 | May 22, 1967 | May 23, 1967 |
| Clementine · Ultraviolet/Visible Camera | 2,667 | March 3, 1994 | April 29, 1994 |
| Clementine · High Resolution Camera | 1,979 | March 3, 1994 | April 29, 1994 |
| Clementine · Near Infrared Camera | 1,554 | March 3, 1994 | April 29, 1994 |
| Clementine · Long Wavelength Infrared Camera | 1,006 | March 3, 1994 | April 29, 1994 |
| Clementine · Radio Science Subsystem | 59 | April 9, 1994 | April 9, 1994 |
| Arecibo Observatory/National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope/Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 63 | October 21, 2003 | May 13, 2013 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · High Definition Television | 3,812 | October 28, 2007 | June 8, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Terrain Camera | 1,885 | December 22, 2007 | June 7, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Lunar Radar Sounder | 598 | December 22, 2007 | September 7, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Laser Altimeter | 24 | January 18, 2008 | October 20, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Multiband Imager | 4,054 | April 23, 2008 | September 21, 2008 |
| ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 · Moon Mineralogy Mapper | 96 | January 13, 2009 | June 13, 2009 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera | 14,643 | July 4, 2009 | June 3, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment | 7,352 | July 5, 2009 | June 15, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 1,640 | July 13, 2009 | November 29, 2016 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · MINI-RF LRO | 403 | October 22, 2009 | October 29, 2025 |
| Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter · Shadow Camera | 2 | May 3, 2023 | May 16, 2023 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5141
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms