Dorsum Von Cotta is a wrinkle ridge at 23°12′N11°54′E / 23.2°N 11.9°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 183 km long and trends south to north at approximately the lunar 12th parallel. It was named after German geologist Bernhard von Cotta in 1976. [1]
To the east of the dorsum is Hornsby crater located and to the west is the collapse feature known as Aratus CA. To the south is Dorsum Buckland.
A wrinkle ridge is a type of feature commonly found on lunar maria, or basalt plains. These features are low, sinuous ridges formed on the mare surface that can extend for up to several hundred kilometers. Wrinkle ridges are tectonic features created after the lava cooled and solidified. They frequently outline ring structures buried within the mare, follow circular patterns outlining the mare, or intersect protruding peaks. They are sometimes called veins due to their resemblance to the veins that protrude from beneath the skin.
Aratus is a small lunar impact crater located on the highland to the south and east of the rugged Montes Apenninus range. It is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a relatively high albedo. It was named after Greek astronomer Aratus of Soli. To the east is the Mare Serenitatis, and to the southwest is the somewhat larger crater Conon. North-northeast of Aratus is the landing site of the Apollo 15 mission, just beyond Mons Hadley Delta.
Hornsby is a tiny lunar impact crater in the western part of the Mare Serenitatis, a lunar mare in the northeast quadrant of the Moon's near side. It was named after British astronomer Thomas Hornsby. It is a solitary formation that is located at least 100 kilometers from any significant craters, although the curiously shaped depression Aratus CA lies about 50 km to the west-northwest. To the north-northwest is Linné, a feature notable for its skirt of high-albedo material. To the west of Hornsby is the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Von Cotta.
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Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of the crater Euler, and to the west-northwest of Lambert.
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, also known as Karl Friedrich Naumann, was a German mineralogist and geologist. The crater Naumann on the Moon is named after him.
Carl Bernhard von Cotta, known as Bernhard von Cotta, was a German geologist.
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Dorsum Buckland is a large wrinkle ridge at 20.4°N 12.8°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon, 369 km long. It was named after British geologist William Buckland in 1976.
Dorsum Grabau is a wrinkle ridge at 29.4°N 15.9°W north of Timocharis crater in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 124 km long and was named after American paleontologist Amadeus William Grabau in 1976.
Dorsum Arduino is a wrinkle-ridge at 24.9°N 35.8°W in the border region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 100 km long and was named after Italian geologist Giovanni Arduino in 1976.
Dorsum Azara is a wrinkle ridge at 26.7°N 19.2°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 103 km long and was named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara in 1976.
Dorsum Cayeux is a wrinkle ridge at 1.6°N 51.2°E in Mare Fecunditatis on the Moon. It is approximately 95 km long and was named after French geologist Lucien Cayeux in 1976 by the IAU.
Dorsum Gast is a wrinkle ridge at 24.0°N 9.0°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 65 km long and was named after American geochemist and geologist Paul Werner Gast in 1973.
Dorsum Nicol is a wrinkle ridge on the Moon at 18.0°N 23.0°E in Mare Serenitatis near the border of Mare Tranquilitatis. It is 44 km long and was named after Scottish physicist William Nicol in 1976.
Dorsum Oppel is a wrinkle ridge at 18.7°N 52.6°E in Mare Crisium on the Moon. It is 298 km (185 mi) long and was named after the German paleontologist Albert Oppel in 1976.
Dorsum Owen is a wrinkle ridge at 25.0°N 11.0°E in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 33 km long and was named after Welsh geologist George Owen of Henllys in 1976.
Dorsum Termier is a wrinkle ridge at 11.0°N 58.0°E in Mare Crisium on the Moon. It is 90 km long. It was named after French geologist Pierre-Marie Termier in 1976.
Dorsum Thera is a wrinkle ridge at 24.4°N 31.4°W in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is approximately 7 km long.
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