Dorsa Aldrovandi

Dorsa Aldrovandi
position	23.61 °  N , 28.65 °  E Coordinates: 23 ° 36 ′ 36 "  N , 28 ° 39 ′ 0"  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

• List of the mountains and mountain ranges of the moon

Web links

• The-moon.wikispaces.com: Dorsa Aldrovandi (English)
• The-moon.wikispaces.com: LPOD March 2nd, 2008 - Picture of the week with Dorsa Aldrovandi