Geological Chronicle
Rimae Pitatus is a lunar graben structure spanning 90 kilometers in length across the lunar basalt crust. Formed by structural faulting and crustal extension, the trench cuts through terrain within the Pitatus quadrangle (LAC-94).
Officially cataloged by the International Astronomical Union at selenographic coordinates -29.8352° latitude and -13.6234° longitude, the rille designation notes: Within crater.