KUON GEO

Dorsa Sorby

Dorsum, dorsa · 76 km across · 18.65°, 13.7° · the Moon
尾根・差し渡し約76km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Henry Clifton; British Earth scientist (1826-1908).
Source of the name: Great Britain (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1976 · Other features named after Great Britain

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Dorsum Buckland 尾根29 km
Bobillier クレーター58 km
Sulpicius Gallus クレーター65 km
Montes Haemus 山67 km
Lacus Gaudii 湖82 km
Daubrée クレーター94 km
Menelaus クレーター97 km
Lacus Hiemalis 湖111 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA