Dorsum Thera

Dorsum Thera from Apollo 15 panoramic camera

Dorsum Thera is on the bottom left of the Lunar Orbiter 4 photo featuring other features in the area

Dorsum Thera is a wrinkle ridge at

24°24′N 31°24′W / 24.4°N 31.4°W in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is approximately 7 km long.

NASA proposed the dorsum to be named in honour of ' contribution to the space program (notably rescue of Apollo 13 mission). Nevertheless, Dr. Kontaratos asked for the dorsum to be named 'Thera', after his place of origin (Thera - also known as Santorini, Greece).^[1] It was named in 1976.^[2]

To the northeast are Courtney crater and Catena Yuri. To the southwest is Mons Vinogradov. The nearest prominent crater is Euler located to the south-southeast.

References[]

^ "Ο Έλληνας της NASA που έσωσε τους αστροναύτες της αποστολής «Apollo 13»". newsbeast (in Greek). 2019-07-30.
^ Dorsum Thera, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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[1] "Ο Έλληνας της NASA που έσωσε τους αστροναύτες της αποστολής «Apollo 13»". newsbeast (in Greek). 2019-07-30.

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

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