Hadley Rille
a lava channel on the Moon
on the Moon
A winding channel 116 km long, about 1.2 km wide and up to about 300 m deep, probably cut by flowing lava more than 3 billion years ago. Apollo 15's crew drove to its edge and sampled the layers of rock in its wall.
- 26.11° N, 3.55° E · 116 km long · about 1.2 km wide · about 300 m deep by the Apollo 15 site
Numbers that change with time are from 8 November 2026.
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