Dorsa Whiston

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Mosaic of Apollo 15 images, showing part of Dorsa Whiston
Feature typeWrinkle ridge system
LocationOceanus Procellarum
Coordinates29°24′N 56°24′W / 29.4°N 56.4°W / 29.4; -56.4
Length221 km (137 mi)

Dorsa Whiston is a wrinkle ridge system at 29°24′N 56°24′W / 29.4°N 56.4°W / 29.4; -56.4 in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon.[1] It has an approximate length of 221 km (137 mi), and was named after William Whiston in 1976.

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Cheng; Chen, Jianping; Pan, Yiwen; Wu, Shuangshuang; Chen, Jian; Hu, Xiaoxia; Pang, Yue; Liu, Xueting; Wang, Ke (2024). "Geomorphology, Mineralogy, and Chronology of Mare Basalts in the Oceanus Procellarum Region". Remote Sensing. 16 (4): 634. Bibcode:2024RemS...16..634Z. doi:10.3390/rs16040634.
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