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Dorsum Nicol
Dorsum
Nicol
is a
wrinkle ridge
on
the Moon
at in
Mare Serenitatis
near
the border
of
Mare Tranquilitatis
. It is
44
km
long and was named after
Scottish
physicist
William Nicol
in
1976
.
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
.