Dorsum Oppel
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| position | 19.31 ° N , 52.09 ° E | |
| diameter | 298 km | |
| Named after | Albert Oppel | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Dorsum Oppel is a dorsum on the moon that runs along the northwestern edge of the Mare Crisium , starting at Cleomedes F up to Yerkes . Dorsum Termier then begins south of Yerkes .
Its length is about 300 kilometers; its mean selenographic coordinates are 19 ° N / 52 ° E.
In 1976 it was named by the International Astronomical Union after the German paleontologist Albert Oppel .
See also
Web links
- The-moon.wikispaces.com: Dorsum Oppel (English)