ariadaeus

Updated: September 14, 2025

At a small crater on the S. flank of the mountains bordering the little bay N. of Ariadaeus originates one of the longest and most noteworthy clefts on the moon's visible surface, discovered more than a century ago by Schroter of Lilienthal.

Thomas Gwyn Elger - The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features