Rhean

//ˈriː.ən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating the Titan Rhea in Greek mythology.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Rhea.

    "1978, American Geophysical Union, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Proceedings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, University of Michigan, The central peaks of Rhean craters appear to be larger with respect to crater size than for lunar and Mercurian craters."

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"1978, American Geophysical Union, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Proceedings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, University of Michigan, The central peaks of Rhean craters appear to be larger with respect to crater size than for lunar and Mercurian craters."

Etymology

From Rhea + -an.

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