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Rheita

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[rahy-tuh] / ˈraɪ tə /

noun

  1. a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.


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The Rheita valley, the very similar chasm west of Reichenbach, and the gorge west of Herschel, are also notable examples in the southern hemisphere.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

Other astronomers announced the discovery of new satellites: Scheiner reckoned five, Rheita nine, and others found even so many as twelve: these satellites, however, were found to be only fixed stars.

From The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by Brewster, David, Sir

Scheiner counted five, Rheita nine, and other observers increased the number to twelve.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel