Rille

Word RILLE
Character 5
Hyphenation rille
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Definitions and meanings of "Rille"

What do we mean by rille?

A long, narrow, roughly straight channel or groove on the surface of a solar system body like a planet or moon. noun

One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon. noun

A long, narrow depression in that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. noun

A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies.

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The word "rille" in example sentences

The remnants of volcanic tubes on the moon whose roofs have capsized and a trench or valley is created is called a rille system, which is a groove or long narrow depression on the lunar surface. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It sits in the middle of a rille, suggesting the hole leads into a lava tube as wide as 370 metres across … Since the tubes may be hundreds of metres wide, they could provide plenty of space for an underground lunar outpost. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It looks like once we round this bend we've got another two side canyons, plus half a dozen smaller channels to go past, and then we can head up the rille and straight out for Pavonis." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Two big ones and six little ones; how difficult could it be to find the rille? ❋ Unknown (2010)

He spent the next quarter kilometer anticipating Bentley's apology when they arrived at the correct rille, but his expectations fizzled when they rounded the bend and saw a debris-choked water channel that not even a Sandship could navigate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The valley floor is a flat, lava-flooded surface that is divided by a slender, cleft-like rille. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While it looks very artificial with limited aperture and possibly like it could have been formed by a glancing blow from a small asteroid, it's actually a volcanic/tectonic feature called a sinuous rille. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The hole is 65 meters in diameter and is located in the volcanic Marius Hills region on the near side of the moon, right in the middle of a long sinuous rille. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With great reluctance, and more than a little fear, Doug carefully climbed down inside the rille, lowering himself slowly down as far as he could with his arms fully stretched, then letting himself slide the rest of the way down. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

Staying on the surface, Doug followed the rille as it wound across the regolith. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

He backtracked a few steps, then saw that Gordette had climbed down into the shallow gully cut into the ground by the rille. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

It took the better part of an hour to get them both out of the rille and their air tanks topped off from the tractor's supply. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

It seemed to take an eternity and a half for Edith to find the tow cable and then clamber down into the rille behind Doug and tie it to one of the attachment rings on his backpack. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

Turning on his helmet lamp, Doug spotted faint boot marks heading along the bottom of the rille, some two meters below the surface on which he stood. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

A sinuous rille ran off to the left, like a dry stream bed. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

It was hard to tell, and almost impossible to see if Gordette's boot prints were still marching along down there, even when he leaned carefully over the worn, rounded smooth edge of the rille to shine his helmet lamp on its bottom. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

Slowly, moving cautiously along the slippery rock floor of the rille, both hands extended to touch its steep confining walls, Doug made his way forward. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

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