Dorsa Whiston [SEP] located on astronomical body
Dorsa Whiston
Dorsa Whiston is a wrinkle ridge system at in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon. It is 85 km long and was named after William Whiston in 1976.
Humason (crater)
Humason is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. This is a cup-shaped crater with an outer rim that rises slightly above the surrounding lunar mare. To the west is a low system of mare wrinkle ridges named the Dorsa Whiston that wind southwards towards Montes Agricola.
This crater was previously identified as Lichtenberg G before being renamed by the IAU. The crater Lichtenberg itself lies over 100 kilometers to the west.
External links.
- LTO-38B1 Humason — L&PI topographic map