Dorsum Buckland

Mosaic of Apollo 15 panoramic camera images showing part of Dorsum Buckland, facing south

Dorsum Buckland is a large wrinkle ridge at 20°24′N 12°48′E / 20.4°N 12.8°E / 20.4; 12.8 in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon, 369 km long. It was named after British geologist William Buckland in 1976.^[1]

Dorsum Buckland's ridges are 200 to 300 meters high and were formed by compressional stresses near the center of the basin, possibly over buried basin structures.^[2]

References[]

^ Dorsum Buckland, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
^ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/LSER-B3.HTM

External links[]

LAC-42
LTO-41C2 Galen, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows northwestern Dorsum Buckland)
LTO-42D1 Hornsby, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows southeastern Dorsum Buckland)

Dorsum Buckland at The Moon Wiki
Buckland Boulders, a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter article

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[1] Dorsum Buckland, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

[2] ttp://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/LSER-B3.HTM

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