Dorsa Barlow

Dorsa Barlow is a wrinkle ridge system on the Moon, in Mare Tranquilitatis near the border with Mare Serenitatis, centered at 14°00′N 30°36′E / 14.0°N 30.6°E / 14.0; 30.6. It is about 110 km in length and was named after British crystallographer William Barlow in 1976.

Oblique view from Apollo 8, at the lunar terminator, with Dorsa Barlow in the foreground, Vitruvius crater at center, and the Montes Taurus in the background.
Oblique view from Apollo 15, at high sun angle

To the southwest is Rima Jansen. Nearby prominent craters include Vitruvius to the north, Gardner to the northeast, Cajal to the south, Jansen to the southwest and Beketov to the northwest.

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