Information about Wrinkle Ridge
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Krieger crater and vicinity, showing wrinkle ridges in the surrounding mare and sinuous rilles along the left edge.
A wrinkle-ridge is a type of feature commonly found on Lunar mares. These features are low, sinuous ridges formed on the maria surface that can extend for up to several hundred kilometers. The wrinkle-ridges are tectonic features created when the basaltic-lava first cooled and contracted. They frequently outline ring structures buried within the mare; follow circular patterns outlining the mare, or intersect protruding peaks. They are sometimes called veins due to their resemblance to the veins that protrude from beneath the skin.
Wrinkle-ridges are named with the Latin designation dorsum (plural dorsa). The standard IAU nomenclature uses the names of people to identify wrinkle-ridges on the Moon. Thus the Dorsa Burnet are named for Thomas Burnet, and the Dorsum Owen is named after George Owen.
Wrinkle-ridges can also be found on Mars, for example in Chryse Planitia, as well as on several of the asteroids that have been visited by spacecraft, as well as Mercury, and a couple of moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
See also
- List of features on the Moon
- Planetary nomenclature
Lunar maria (singular: mare, IPA: /ˈmɑːreɪ/) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
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ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:
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Tectonics, (from the Greek for "builder", tekton), is a field of study within geology concerned generally with the structures within the crust of the Earth (or other planets) and particularly with the forces and movements that have operated in a region to create these
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Basalt (IPA: /ˈbæsɒlt, bəˈsɒlt/) is a common gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava on the Earth's surface.
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Lava is molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. When first expelled from a volcanic vent, it is a liquid at temperatures from 700 °C to 1,200 °C (1,300 °F to 2,200 °F).
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vein is a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart. The majority of veins in the body carry low-oxygen blood from the tissues back to the heart; the exceptions being the pulmonary and umbilical veins which both carry oxygenated blood.
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International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. It also acts as the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids, etc.
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Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the features can be easily located, described, and discussed.
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Thomas Burnet (c. 1635? - September 27 1715[1][2]), theologian and writer on cosmogony, was born at Croft near Darlington, and educated at Cambridge, and became Master of Charterhouse and Clerk of the Closet to William III.
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George Owen of Henllys (1552 - August 26, 1613) was a Welsh antiquarian, author, and naturalist.
He was born the eldest son to Elizabeth Herbert and William Owen in Henllys of the parish of Nevern, which is located near Newport, Pembrokeshire.
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He was born the eldest son to Elizabeth Herbert and William Owen in Henllys of the parish of Nevern, which is located near Newport, Pembrokeshire.
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Mars
Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
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Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
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Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000<ref name="nssdc" />
Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
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Chryse Planitia (Greek, "Golden Plain") is a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region, centered at . It is 1600 km in diameter and with a floor 2.
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Asteroids, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical objects. The term asteroid is generally used to indicate a diverse group of small celestial bodies in the solar system that orbit around the Sun.
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Mercury
Mariner 10 photomosaic of Mercury
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 69,816,927 km
0.46669733 AU
Perihelion distance: 46,001,210 km
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Mariner 10 photomosaic of Mercury
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 69,816,927 km
0.46669733 AU
Perihelion distance: 46,001,210 km
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Jupiter
This processed color image of Jupiter was produced in 1990 by the U.S. Geological Survey from a Voyager image captured in 1979. The colors have been enhanced to bring out detail.
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This processed color image of Jupiter was produced in 1990 by the U.S. Geological Survey from a Voyager image captured in 1979. The colors have been enhanced to bring out detail.
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Saturn
Saturn, as seen by Cassini
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 1,513,325,783 km
10.11595804 AU
Perihelion distance: 1,353,572,956 km
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Saturn, as seen by Cassini
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 1,513,325,783 km
10.11595804 AU
Perihelion distance: 1,353,572,956 km
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The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting geologic features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Many of these features are named after a nearby crater or mountain.
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