Dorsa Geikie

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]

Ibn Battuta crater is located west of the wrinkle ridge, and Lindbergh is located east of it. Further to the south is another wrinkle ridge named Dorsa Mawson. To the north is another ridge known as Dorsum Cayeux and to the northeast is Dorsa Andrusov.

References

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