Dorsa Smirnov is a wrinkle ridge system at 27°18′N 25°18′E / 27.3°N 25.3°E in eastern Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 222 km long and was named after Soviet geologist Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov by the IAU in 1976.[1]
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The small crater Very is adjacent to the Dorsa. Dorsa Lister are roughly parallel with Dorsa Smirnov and to the south of them. Dorsa Aldrovandi are roughly parallel to Dorsa Smirnov and to the east at the edge of the mare.
References
edit- ^ Dorsa Smirnov, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Dorsa Smirnov.
- LAC-42
- Dorsa Smirnov at The Moon Wiki
- Wood, Chuck (November 17, 2004). "A Glorious Serpentine Ridge". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2017.