Dorsa Mawson

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

7.77° S · 52.48° E

Diameter

142.71 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-80 · Langrenus

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Mawson is a wrinkle ridge system located in Mare Fecunditatis on the Moon. The feature extends across the region for an official length of 142.71 kilometers.

The southern end of the ridge is located near Crozier M crater, southeast of ibn Battuta crater, and trends roughly northeast toward unnamed craters between Lindbergh and Bilharz craters. The International Astronomical Union officially named the ridge system in 1979 after Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1979 IAU Name Adoption

   The International Astronomical Union officially named the wrinkle ridge system after Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official IAU feature entry
• Wikipedia — English Wikipedia entry for Dorsa Mawson

Name Origin

Douglas; English-Australian Antarctic explorer (1882-1958).