Wrinkle Ridge System Across Oceanus Procellarum

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

26.18° N · 56.78° W

Diameter

194.99 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-38 · Seleucus

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Burnet is a system of lunar wrinkle ridges in Oceanus Procellarum. Spanning 194.99 kilometers across the Seleucus quadrangle, the feature is centered at coordinates 26.1781°N, 56.7812°W.

The dorsa draw near the southwest end of Montes Agricola and curve around the western Aristarchus plateau. To the west lie the craters Schiaparelli, Golgi, and Zinner. The International Astronomical Union named the ridges in 1976 after British Earth scientist Thomas Burnet.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1976 Official Naming

   The International Astronomical Union officially names the wrinkle ridges after British Earth scientist Thomas Burnet.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official name, feature type, coordinates, dimensions, approval and name origin.
• Wikipedia (En) — Localized article source text

Name Origin

Thomas; British Earth scientist (1635-1715).