Dorsa Aldrovandi
Wrinkle ridge system on the Moon
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Dorsa Aldrovandi is a wrinkle ridge system at 23°36′N 28°42′E / 23.6°N 28.7°E / 23.6; 28.7 in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is about 127 km long and was named after the 16th century Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi.[1] The north end of the feature is at the crater Le Monnier, and the south end is close to the craters Clerke and Abetti.
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Southeast of the ridge is Catena Littrow. West of the southernmost part of the ridge are the crater Borel and the nearest other wrinkle ridge Dorsa Lister.
References
- ^ "Dorsa Aldrovandi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
Media related to Dorsa Aldrovandi at Wikimedia Commons
- Dorsa Aldrovandi at The Moon Wiki
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