Dorsa Lister

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Southern Dorsa Lister at center, with Bessel in upper left, from Apollo 17 Bessel and Deseilligny AS17-M-0604.jpg
Southern Dorsa Lister at center, with Bessel in upper left, from Apollo 17
Dorsa Lister with Dorsa Nicol Dorsa Lister + Dorsum Nicol - LROC - WAC.JPG
Dorsa Lister with Dorsa Nicol

Dorsa Lister is a wrinkle ridge system at 20°18′N23°48′E / 20.3°N 23.8°E / 20.3; 23.8 on the Moon, in southern Mare Serenitatis. It is 180 km in diameter and was named after English naturalist and physician Martin Lister in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. "Dorsa Lister". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.