Dorsa Andrusov (LRO)
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Dorsa Andrusov is a
wrinkle ridge A wrinkle ridge is a type of feature commonly found on lunar maria, or basalt plains. These features are low, sinuous ridges formed on the mare surface that can extend for up to several hundred kilometers. Wrinkle ridges are tectonic features cr ...
system at in
Mare Fecunditatis Mare Fecunditatis (Latin ''fēcunditātis'', the "Sea of Fecundity" or "Sea of Fertility") is a lunar mare in the eastern half of the visible Moon. The mare has a maximum diameter of 840 km. __NOTOC__ Description The Fecunditatis basin forme ...
on the
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. It is 160 km in diameter and was named after
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geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...
Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov (russian: Николай Иванович Андрусов, Nikolay Ivanovich Andrusov; 19 December 1861 – 27 April 1924) was a Russian Empire born geologist, stratigrapher, and palaeontologist. He was born in Odessa ...
in 1976 by the
IAU The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach ...
.Dorsa Andrusov
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) The ridge starts near
Dorsa Geikie Dorsa Geikie is a wrinkle ridge at in Mare Fecunditatis on the Moon. It is approximately 220 km long and was named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie in 1976 by the IAU The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link ...
, trends northeast, and ends in the vicinity of
Webb Webb most often refers to James Webb Space Telescope which is named after James E. Webb, second Administrator of NASA. It may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Webb Glacier (South Georgia) * Webb Glacier (Victoria Land) *Webb Névé, Victoria ...
crater.


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