A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Origin of Term
Back (of a body), Latin.
History of Nomenclature
Added in 1973 (Contopoulos and Jappel 1973).
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Hargitai, H. (2015). Dorsum, Dorsa. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_136
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