Dorsum Buckland
Dorsum Buckland is a large wrinkle ridge at 20.4°N 12.8°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon, 369 km long. It was named after British geologist William Buckland in 1976.[1]
Mosaic of Apollo 15 panoramic camera images showing part of Dorsum Buckland, facing south
Dorsum Buckland's ridges are 200 to 300 meters high and were formed by compressional stresses near the center of the basin, possibly over buried basin structures.[2]
References
- Dorsum Buckland, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/LSER-B3.HTM
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- LAC-42
- LTO-41C2 Galen, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows northwestern Dorsum Buckland)
- LTO-42D1 Hornsby, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows southeastern Dorsum Buckland)
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