Dorsa Geikie

Wrinkle ridge on the Moon

Dorsa Geikie is the curved ridge at center. LRO mosaic.

Oblique view of the northern portion of the Dorsa, from Apollo 15

Dorsa Geikie is a wrinkle ridge at 4°36′S 52°30′E / 4.6°S 52.5°E / -4.6; 52.5 in Mare Fecunditatis on the Moon. It is approximately 220 km long and was named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie in 1976 by the IAU.^[1]

References

^ Dorsa Geikie, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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