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'''Dorsum Bucher''' is a [[wrinkle-ridge]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|31.0|N|39.0|W|globe:Moon}} in the border region between [[Oceanus Procellarum]] and [[Mare Imbrium]] on the [[Moon]]. It is |
'''Dorsum Bucher''' is a [[wrinkle-ridge]] at {{Lunar coords and quad cat|31.0|N|39.0|W|globe:Moon}} in the border region between [[Oceanus Procellarum]] and [[Mare Imbrium]] on the [[Moon]]. The name of the feature was approved by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] in 1976.<ref>[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1607 Dorsum Bucher], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> It is approximately 85 km long, extending from the vicinity of [[Gruithuisen (crater)|Gruithuisen]] crater to the area west of [[Delisle (crater)|Delisle]] crater. |
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The ridge was named after [[Walter Hermann Bucher]], a [[Germany|German]]-[[United States|American]] [[geologist]] and [[paleontologist]]. |
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Revision as of 15:44, 20 November 2016
Dorsum Bucher is a wrinkle-ridge at 31°00′N 39°00′W / 31.0°N 39.0°W in the border region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium on the Moon. The name of the feature was approved by the IAU in 1976.[1] It is approximately 85 km long, extending from the vicinity of Gruithuisen crater to the area west of Delisle crater.
The ridge was named after Walter Hermann Bucher, a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
References
- ^ Dorsum Bucher, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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