A 262-Kilometer Wrinkle Ridge in Oceanus Procellarum

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

11.06° S · 38.31° W

Diameter

261.57 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-75 · Letronne

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Ewing is a wrinkle ridge system located in the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon. Spanning a length of 261.57 kilometers within the Letronne quadrangle, the feature was named in honor of American geophysicist William Maurice Ewing.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature 1594
• Wikipedia (English) — Revision ID 939331640

Name Origin

William Maurice; American geophysicist (1906-1974).