Dorsa Aldrovandi
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position | 23.61 ° N , 28.65 ° E | |
diameter | 127 km | |
Named after | Ulisse Aldrovandi | |
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
The Dorsa Aldrovandi are a series of so-called sea ridges to the east of the Mare Serenitatis on the Earth's moon .
They were named in 1976 after the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi , who lived from 1522 to 1605. The Aldrovandi ridges have an average diameter of 136 km.
See also
Web links
- The-moon.wikispaces.com: Dorsa Aldrovandi (English)
- The-moon.wikispaces.com: LPOD March 2nd, 2008 - Picture of the week with Dorsa Aldrovandi