Dorsum Grabau

Oblique view facing north from Apollo 15. The small crater near top center is Landsteiner.

Dorsum Grabau is a wrinkle ridge at 29°24′N 15°54′W / 29.4°N 15.9°W / 29.4; -15.9 north of Timocharis crater in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 121 km long and was named after American paleontologist Amadeus William Grabau in 1976.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Dorsum Grabau, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)


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