Dorsum Nicol

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Dorsum Nicol

Dorsum Nicol is a

Mare Tranquilitatis. It is 44 km long and was named after Scottish physicist William Nicol in 1976.[1]

To the south of Dorsum Nicol are the Rimae Plinius and Plinius crater, and to the southeast is the small crater Brackett. To the north and perpendicular to Dorsum Nicol are the Dorsa Lister.

References

  1. ^ Dorsum Nicol, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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