Dorsa Aldrovandi

Oblique Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

Dorsa Aldrovandi is a wrinkle ridge system at

23°36′N 28°42′E / 23.6°N 28.7°E 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.

Lunar Orbiter 4 image

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[]

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Dorsa Aldrovandi at The Moon Wiki
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[1] "Dorsa Aldrovandi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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