Riad Higazy
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Riad Abdel-Magid Higazy (1919–1967) was an Egypt
ian earth scientist.
The wrinkle ridge Dorsum Higazy
on the Moon
is named after him.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian earth scientist.
The wrinkle ridge Dorsum Higazy
Dorsum Higazy
Dorsum Higazy is a wrinkle ridge at in Mare Imbrium on the Moon. It is 60 km long and was named after Riad Higazy in 1976....
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...
is named after him.