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Rim-Sin II
Rim-Sin II (Rīm-Sîn II) was a rebel king of Larsa who claimed the kingship of southern Mesopotamia in the uprising against Samsu-iluna of Babylon, who defeated and killed him.
Rim-Sin II revolt
The Rim-Sin II revolt, also called the Revolt of Rim-Sin II, was an anti-Babylonian uprising in Larsa, southern Mesopotamia, beginning in Samsu-iluna's year 8 and suppressed within about two years.
Rim'K
Rim'K (Abdelkrim Brahmi, born 1978 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French-Algerian rapper, a founding member of 113 and Mafia K'1 Fry, and a solo artist since 2004.
Rima Agricola
Rima Agricola is a lunar sinuous rille in Oceanus Procellarum at 29.25°N, 53.42°W, about 125 km across, IAU-approved in 1985 and named from the nearby Montes Agricola.
Rima Archytas
Rima Archytas is a 90.18 km lunar rille at 53.63°N, 3.00°E near Mare Frigoris, IAU-approved in 1964 and named from the nearby crater Archytas, honoring the Greek philosopher Archytas of Tarentum.
Rima Azar
Rima Azar is a Lebanese-born Canadian health psychologist at Mount Allison University, known for her prenatal stress research and her 2021 suspension over pseudonymous blog posts.
Rima Bradley
Rima Bradley is a 133.76-km linear lunar rille (graben) between Mare Imbrium and Palus Putredinis near the Apollo 15 site, IAU-named in 1964 from nearby Mons Bradley, formed by Imbrium tectonic stresses.
Rima Brayley
Rima Brayley is a sinuous rille, or lava-carved valley, on western Mare Imbrium on the Moon, named in 1985 from the nearby crater Brayley; listed at 311 km long, near 22.3N, 36.35W.
Rima Cardanus
Rima Cardanus, a lunar rille (graben valley) southeast of Cardanus crater in Oceanus Procellarum at 11.32°N, 71.14°W; IAU-approved 1964, named from the nearby crater honoring Girolamo Cardano.
Rima Cauchy
Rima Cauchy is a ~167 km straight lunar rille (graben) on eastern Mare Tranquillitatis at 10.42°N, 38.07°E, parallel to Rupes Cauchy fault scarp, straddling crater Cauchy, IAU-named 1964.
Rima Diophantus
Rima Diophantus is a sinuous rille, a meandering volcanic channel on the Moon, lying north of the crater Diophantus in southwestern Mare Imbrium, with a mapped extent of 201.50 km.
Rima Draper
Rima Draper, a sinuous rille (rima) on the Moon near crater Draper, IAU-approved 1985, centered 17.37°N, -25.37°, diameter 244.16 km per USGS Gazetteer; named for Henry Draper.
Rima Euler
Rima Euler is a lunar sinuous rille near Mare Imbrium, centered at 21.08°N, 30.31°W, about 90–105 km long, named after the nearby crater Euler, itself named for Leonhard Euler.
Rima Fakih (ريما فقيه)
Rima Fakih (ريما فقيه), Lebanese-born American from Srifa and Dearborn, Michigan; won Miss USA 2010 as first Muslim and first Arab American titleholder; later Miss Lebanon director and philanthropist married to Wassim Slaiby.
Rima G. Bond
Rima G. Bond (Rima G Bond) is a 166.85 km lunar rille at 32.86°N, 35.25°E near crater G. Bond and southern Lacus Somniorum, IAU-approved in 1964 and named from the nearby crater.
Rima Galilaei
Rima Galilaei is a 186-km-long sinuous rille in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, IAU-approved in 1985 and named from the nearby crater Galilaei; a possible lava tube lies north of it.
Rima Hadley
Rima Hadley, also called Hadley Rille, is a sinuous rille, a winding channel carved by lava, at the eastern edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.
Rima Hassan
Rima Hassan (ريما حسن), born 1992 in Aleppo, is a French-Palestinian La France Insoumise MEP since 2024, facing a French terrorism-glorification trial and sanctioned over a 2026 Israeli-flag removal.
Rima Hesiodus
Rima Hesiodus is a 251.46-km-long lunar rille, a graben near Mare Nubium and Palus Epidemiarum at −30.54°, −21.85°, IAU-named in 1964 from the nearby crater Hesiodus.
Rima Hyginus
Rima Hyginus, a 204-km lunar graben rille near the center of the Moon's near side, branches around the volcanic caldera Hyginus and carries a chain of volcanic collapse craters.
Rima Kallingal (റിമാ കല്ലിങ്കൽ)
Rima Kallingal (റിമ കല്ലിങ്കൽ), born 1984 in Thrissur, Kerala, is an Indian Malayalam film actress, dancer, and producer, known for 22 Female Kottayam and Virus, a 2012 Kerala State Award winner, and a founding member of the Women in Cinema Collective.
Rima Louville
Rima Louville, a lunar sinuous rille in northern Oceanus Procellarum near the Chang'e-5 site; IAU-named 2021 for Chevalier de Louville; ~80 km long, ~190 m wide, ~7 m deep; oldest of the Rima Sharp system rilles.
Rima Mairan
Rima Mairan is a ~120 km lunar sinuous rille in northern Oceanus Procellarum, a branch of the Rima Sharp system rising from the South Vent near the Mairan domes, IAU-named 1985, formed about 1.0–1.4 Ga.
Rima Marius
Rima Marius (Rima Marius) is a roughly 120–250 km sinuous rille in Oceanus Procellarum near the Marius Hills, formed as a lava tube in a sheet flow then eroded by thermal and mechanical downcutting.
Rima Messier
Rima Messier is a sinuous rille on Mare Fecunditatis, Moon, northwest of the Messier and Messier A craters; IAU-approved 1964, about 74 km long, centered near 0.76°S 44.55°E.
Rima Milichius
Rima Milichius, a sinuous rille on the Moon near crater Milichius in Mare Insularum, IAU-approved 1985, about 110 km long, of volcanic lava-channel or lava-tube origin.
Rima Oppolzer
Rima Oppolzer is a 94.20-km-long lunar rille on the southern border of Sinus Medii, IAU-approved in 1964 and named from the nearby crater Oppolzer; about 3.8 Ga old and grouped with linear rilles, it may connect tectonically with Rima Flammarion.
Rima Sharp
Rima Sharp, a lunar sinuous rille system in northern Oceanus Procellarum, once mapped as the Moon's longest rille (~566 km) but shown to comprise the 320 km Rima Sharp and 150 km Rima Mairan, source of Chang'e-5 samples.
Rima Sheepshanks
Rima Sheepshanks is a lunar rille at 58.0N, 24.0E, 200 km long, IAU-approved 1985, named from nearby crater Sheepshanks honoring Anne Sheepshanks (1789-1876), a British astronomy benefactor.
Rima Suess
Rima Suess, a lunar sinuous rille in Oceanus Procellarum between the Marius Hills and Kepler crater, about 165 km long, named 1985 from the nearby crater Suess, likely carved by lava erosion or a collapsed lava tube.