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Dorsum Buckland
Dorsum Buckland is a large wrinkle ridge at in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon, 369 km long. It was named after British geologist William Buckland in 1976.
Dorsum Buckland's ridges are 200 to 300 meters high and were formed by compressional stresses near the center of the basin, possibly over buried basin structures.
External links.
- LAC-42
- LTO-41C2 Galen, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows northwestern Dorsum Buckland)
- LTO-42D1 Hornsby, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (shows southeastern Dorsum Buckland)
Body is oval, inflated. Dorsum is smooth covering the internal shell, which is located over the anterior portion of the viscera. Anterior end of the body is with a large oral veil. Rhinophores are rolled emerging between the veil and the dorsum. Color is yellow to orange, semi-translucent. It is up to 25 mm long. Welch (2010) listed that the maximum recorded length is 80 mm.
Ecology.
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 50 m.
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