KUON GEO

Dorsa Whiston

Dorsum, dorsa · 138.9 km across · 29.77°, -56.96° · the Moon
尾根・差し渡し約138.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

William; British mathematician, astronomer (1667-1752).
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

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Zinner クレーター108 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