Dorsa Tetyaev

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

20.02° N · 64.06° E

Diameter

187.53 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-44 · Cleomedes

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Tetyaev is a wrinkle ridge system in Mare Crisium on the Moon, spanning 187.53 kilometers across coordinates 20.025°N, 64.064°E in the Cleomedes quadrangle (LAC-44). It was named in 1979 in honor of Soviet geologist Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1979 Name Adoption

   The wrinkle ridge system was officially named after Soviet geologist Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature 1603
• Wikipedia (en) — Revision ID 1280253812

Name Origin

Mikhail Mikhailovich; Soviet geologist (1882-1956).