Dorsa Dana

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Dorsa Dana is a wrinkle ridge at 3°00′N 90°00′E / 3.0°N 90.0°E / 3.0; 90.0 in Mare Smythii on the Moon. It is 70 km long and was named after James Dwight Dana in 1976.

Nearby craters include Nunn to the northeast, Babcock to the east, McAdie to the southeast, and Peek and Tacchini to the west. East of the southernmost port is another wrinkle ridge known as Dorsum Cloos.