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[[image:Dorsum Zirkel A15-M-1554.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Dorsum Zirkel from [[Apollo 15]], taken at a low sun angle]] |
[[image:Dorsum Zirkel A15-M-1554.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Dorsum Zirkel from [[Apollo 15]], taken at a low sun angle]] |
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'''Dorsum Zirkel''' is a [[wrinkle ridge]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|28.1|N|23.5|W}} northeast of [[Mons La Hire]] in [[Mare Imbrium]] on the [[Moon]]. It is 193 km long and was named after [[Ferdinand Zirkel]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lunar.ksc.nasa.gov/science/geography_items/dorsum.html|title=Moon Nomenclature - Dorsum|publisher=lunar.ksc.nasa.gov|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1625 Dorsum Zirkel], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> |
'''Dorsum Zirkel''' is a [[wrinkle ridge]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|28.1|N|23.5|W}} northeast of [[Mons La Hire]] in [[Mare Imbrium]] on the [[Moon]]. It is 193 km long and was named after [[Ferdinand Zirkel]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lunar.ksc.nasa.gov/science/geography_items/dorsum.html |title=Moon Nomenclature - Dorsum |publisher=lunar.ksc.nasa.gov |accessdate=30 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219190642/http://lunar.ksc.nasa.gov/science/geography_items/dorsum.html |archivedate=19 February 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1625 Dorsum Zirkel], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> |
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Two small craters, La Hire A and B, lie on either side of the dorsum. The large crater [[Lambert (lunar crater)|Lambert]] is to the southeast, and the smaller [[McDonald (crater)|McDonald]] is to the northeast. |
Two small craters, La Hire A and B, lie on either side of the dorsum. The large crater [[Lambert (lunar crater)|Lambert]] is to the southeast, and the smaller [[McDonald (crater)|McDonald]] is to the northeast. |
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Revision as of 01:16, 16 December 2016
Dorsum Zirkel is a wrinkle ridge at 28°06′N 23°30′W / 28.1°N 23.5°W northeast of Mons La Hire in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 193 km long and was named after Ferdinand Zirkel in 1976.[1][2]
Two small craters, La Hire A and B, lie on either side of the dorsum. The large crater Lambert is to the southeast, and the smaller McDonald is to the northeast.
References
- ^ "Moon Nomenclature - Dorsum". lunar.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dorsum Zirkel, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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