A 66-Kilometer Wrinkle Ridge in Mare Imbrium

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

26.91° N · 18.85° W

Diameter

66.32 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-40 · Timocharis

Geological Chronicle

Located within Mare Imbrium, Dorsa Stille is a lunar wrinkle ridge system extending 66.32 kilometers. Positioned at coordinates 26.91° N, 18.85° W in the Timocharis quadrangle (LAC-40), the feature was named in 1976 in honor of German geologist Hans Stille.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1976 Name Adoption

   Dorsa Stille was officially named after German geologist Hans Stille.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature 1602
• Wikipedia (English) — Revision 1241050713

Name Origin

Hans; German Earth scientist (1876-1966).