Schiaparelli Dorsum (Mercury)

Named after Giovanni V. Dorsum - Italian astronomer (1835-1910).

A dorsum is a ridge, sometimes called a wrinkle ridge. On Mercury they are named after deceased scientists who have contributed to the study of Mercury.

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NW 541 km

Caloris Montes

MRV
8 Hours 27 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 19 Hours

N 735 km

Heliocaminus

MRV
11 Hours 29 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 5 Hours

NE 588 km

Couperin

MRV
9 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 9 Hours

W 245 km

Odin Planitia(next)

MRV
3 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

Schiaparelli Dorsum

23.26° N 195.7° E

E 607 km

Budh Planitia

MRV
9 Hours 29 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 14 Hours

SW 609 km

Nureyev(last)

MRV
9 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 15 Hours

S 965 km

Phaethontias

MRV
15 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 2 Hours

SE 835 km

Phidias

MRV
13 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 11 Hours

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