Dorsa Andrusov
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| position | 1.56 ° S , 56.77 ° E | |
| diameter | 81 km | |
| Named after | Nikolai Ivanovich Andrusow | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Dorsa Andrusov is a group of Dorsa in the Mare Fecunditatis on the Earth's moon . It measures about 160 km and lies at 1 ° S and 57 ° E and was named in 1976 after the Russian geologist Nikolai Ivanovich Andrusow .
Nearby is the landing site of the unmanned lunar probe Luna 16 , which was the first Soviet mission to bring lunar rocks to earth.
Web links
- Dorsa Andrusov on The-Moon Wiki