Dorsum Nicol
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{{Short description|Wrinkle ridge on the Moon}} |
{{Short description|Wrinkle ridge on the Moon}} |
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[[File:Posidonius-Agrippa Si - Aldo Ferruggia.jpg|left|thumb|The structure area (at the center) in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : |
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[[File:Dorsum-Nicol AS17-M-0602 LTVT.JPG|thumb|right|Dorsum Nicol]] |
[[File:Dorsum-Nicol AS17-M-0602 LTVT.JPG|thumb|right|Dorsum Nicol]] |
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'''Dorsum Nicol''' is a [[wrinkle ridge]] on the [[Moon]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|18.0|N|23.0|E|globe:Moon}} in [[Mare Serenitatis]] near the border of [[Mare Tranquilitatis]]. It is 44 km long and was named after Scottish physicist [[William Nicol (geologist)|William Nicol]] in 1976.[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1617 Dorsum Nicol], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) |
'''Dorsum Nicol''' is a [[wrinkle ridge]] on the [[Moon]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|18.0|N|23.0|E|globe:Moon}} in [[Mare Serenitatis]] near the border of [[Mare Tranquilitatis]]. It is 44 km long and was named after Scottish physicist [[William Nicol (geologist)|William Nicol]] in 1976.[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1617 Dorsum Nicol], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) |
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