Dorsum Buckland (Moon)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Dorsum, dorsa
- IAU definition
Ridge
- Diameter
- 369.1 km, 21 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 19.43° N, 14.3° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1976
- Origin of the name
William; British Earth scientist (1784-1856).
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Dorsum Buckland.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Orbiter · 24 Inch Focal Length Camera | 22 | May 16, 1967 | May 18, 1967 |
| Lunar Orbiter · 80mm Focal Length Camera | 2 | August 13, 1967 | August 13, 1967 |
| Clementine · Ultraviolet/Visible Camera | 2,042 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · High Resolution Camera | 1,400 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · Near Infrared Camera | 1,155 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · Long Wavelength Infrared Camera | 722 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Arecibo Observatory/National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope/Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 48 | February 18, 2005 | May 14, 2013 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Terrain Camera | 2,598 | November 19, 2007 | June 3, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Lunar Radar Sounder | 520 | November 20, 2007 | September 1, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Laser Altimeter | 19 | December 30, 2007 | October 26, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Multiband Imager | 3,679 | March 21, 2008 | October 13, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · High Definition Television | 6,913 | March 22, 2008 | June 2, 2009 |
| ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 · Moon Mineralogy Mapper | 48 | January 8, 2009 | June 8, 2009 |
| ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 · Forerunner (aka "Mini-RF" or "Mini-SAR") | 9 | March 31, 2009 | March 31, 2009 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment | 6,897 | July 5, 2009 | June 10, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera | 12,920 | July 12, 2009 | May 29, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 1,033 | July 13, 2009 | November 29, 2016 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · MINI-RF LRO | 525 | October 15, 2009 | May 20, 2020 |
| Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter · Shadow Camera | 55 | February 18, 2023 | August 30, 2024 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1608
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms