Mare Imbrium

Dorsum Grabau

A 124-kilometer wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium, located north of Timocharis crater.

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: dorsum
Coordinates: 29.76° N · 14.19° W
Diameter: 123.69 km
IAU approval: 1976/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-40 · Timocharis

Geological Chronicle

Dorsum Grabau is a wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium on the Moon, located north of Timocharis crater. The feature is 124 kilometers long.

Located at coordinates 29.758°N, 14.1912°W in the Timocharis (LAC-40) quadrangle, the feature was named in 1976 after American paleontologist Amadeus William Grabau.

Chronology & Exploration

1976 Name Adoption
The feature was named after American paleontologist Amadeus William Grabau.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature entry 1613
Wikipedia (English) — Revision ID 1321250077

Name Origin

Amadeus William; American paleontologist (1870-1946).

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Geological Chronicle

Chronology & Exploration

Scientific Sources & References

Name Origin

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