Astronomy:Dorsum Zirkel
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thumb|right|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. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219190642/http://lunar.ksc.nasa.gov/science/geography_items/dorsum.html. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ Dorsum Zirkel, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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[ ⚑ ] 29°36′N 24°48′W / 29.6°N 24.8°W
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