Geological Chronicle
Rima Sheepshanks is a lunar graben structure spanning 157.49 kilometers in length across the lunar basalt crust. Formed by structural faulting and crustal extension, the trench cuts through terrain within the Aristoteles quadrangle (LAC-13).
Officially cataloged by the International Astronomical Union at selenographic coordinates 58.2755° latitude and 23.6885° longitude, the rille designation notes: Named from nearby crater.