Dorsa Barlow
Dorsa Barlow is a wrinkle ridge system on the Moon, in Mare Tranquilitatis near the border with Mare Serenitatis, centered at 14.0°N 30.6°E. It is about 110 km long and was named after British crystallographer William Barlow in 1976.[1]
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Oblique view from Apollo 8, at the lunar terminator, with Dorsa Barlow in the foreground, Vitruvius crater at center, and the Montes Taurus in the background.
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Oblique view from Apollo 15, at high sun angle
References
- "Dorsa Barlow". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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