Dorsa Rubey
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Dorsa Rubey is a wrinkle ridge system at in Oceanus Procellarum
on the Moon
. It is 100 km long and was named after William Walden Rubey
in 1976.
Oceanus Procellarum
Oceanus Procellarum is a vast lunar mare on the western edge of the near side of the Earth's Moon. Its name derives from the old superstition that its appearance during the second quarter heralded bad weather...
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. It is 100 km long and was named after William Walden Rubey
William Walden Rubey
William Walden Rubey was an American geologist.He was born in Moberly, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, and in 1920 he graduated with an A.B. degree. During the same year he married Susan Elsie Manovill, and joined the U.S. Geological Survey...
in 1976.