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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mercury Nomenclature: Dorsum, dorsa

See Dorsum, dorsa in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

Direction of Increasing Longitude: west
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°

Tools Name[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLAT[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLON[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] DIAM[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] AS[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] Origin[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order]
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 25.1 30.5 0.0 5 Eugene M.; Greco-French astronomer, defined classical nomenclature for albedo features of Mars (1870-1944).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 23.0 164.1 0.0 5 Giovanni V.; Italian astronomer (1835-1910).

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