Dorsum Scilla
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Dorsum Scilla is a wrinkle ridge at in Oceanus Procellarum
on the Moon
. It is 108 km long and was named after Agostino Scilla
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 108 km long and was named after Agostino Scilla
Agostino Scilla
Agostino Scilla was an Italian painter, paleontologist, geologist, and pioneer in the study of fossils.The son of a government official in Messina, Sicily, Scilla studied under Andrea Sacchi in Rome and became a painter. He began to study fossils found in the hills of Sicily, sometimes...
in 1976.