Dorsum Zirkel
Dorsum Zirkel is on the top right of the photo
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Oblique view of Dorsum Zirkel from Apollo 15, taken at a low sun angle
Dorsum Zirkel is a wrinkle ridge at 29°36′N 24°48′W / 29.6°N 24.8°W northeast of Mons La Hire in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 193 km long and was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel in 1976.[1][2]
Two small craters, La Hire A and B, lie on either side of the dorsum. The large crater Lambert is to the southeast, and the smaller McDonald is to the northeast.
References[]
- ^ "Moon Nomenclature - Dorsum". lunar.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Dorsum Zirkel, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
External links[]
Media related to Dorsum Zirkel at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- LQ11 quadrangle
- Moon stubs
- Ridges on the Moon
- Mare Imbrium