Dorsa Lister

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

19.76° N · 23.52° E

Diameter

180.09 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-42 · Mare Serenitatis

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Lister is a wrinkle ridge system in southern Mare Serenitatis, extending 180 kilometers across the lunar surface. It lies within quadrangle LAC-42 at coordinates 19.76° N, 23.52° E.

The feature was named in 1976 after Martin Lister (1639-1712), an English naturalist, physician, and stratigrapher.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1976 Official Naming

   The ridge system was named after Martin Lister in 1976.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature 1597
• Wikipedia (English) — Revision ID 1363018016

Name Origin

Martin; British stratigrapher, zoologist (1639-1712).