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Dorsa Aldrovandi

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The structure area in selenochromatic Image (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

Dorsa Aldrovandi is a wrinkle ridge system at 23°36′N 28°42′E / 23.6°N 28.7°E / 23.6; 28.7 in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is about 127 km long and was named after the 16th century Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi.[1] The north end of the feature is at the crater Le Monnier, and the south end is close to the craters Clerke and Abetti.

Lunar Orbiter 4 image

Southeast of the ridge is Catena Littrow. West of the southernmost part of the ridge are the crater Borel and the nearest other wrinkle ridge Dorsa Lister.

References

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  1. ^ "Dorsa Aldrovandi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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