Dorsum Owen

Dorsum Owen is a wrinkle ridge at 25.0°N 11.0°E / 25.0; 11.0 in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 33 km long and was named after British geologist George Owen of Henllys in 1976.[1]

View of Aratus CA and surroundings from Apollo 15. North of the crater is the wrinkle ridge known as Dorsum Owen.

References
  1. "Dorsum Owen". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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