The Moon on May 22, 1999 (55,5%)
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Page made up with seven mosaics - Images made through the focal point of the telescope in Saint-Gilles,Gard.43°45'N / 004°25'E |
Caucasus, Apenninus (mosaic of two images)
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The Eastern area of the sea of Showers (Mare lmbrium) account among the most interesting places of observation of lunar surface: the its famous Alpine valley and alpine range, Piton, the mountain insulated with the slopes precipice, and the trio of craters - Archimedes, Autolycus and Aristillus. Luna 2 was crushed not far from Autolycus September 1959. Alpes, Montes - Long assembly line of approximately 250 km. Altitudes of the tops lie between 1 800 m and 2 400 m. Aristillus [33,9N; 1,2E] - Radiant crater (55 km/3 650 m) sheltering three mountains (900 m) Autolycus [30,7N; 1,5E] - Crater (39 km/3 430 m) Cassini [40,2N; 4,6E] - Crater filled with lava (57 km/1 240 m) Cassini A (17km/2830m) Calippus [38,9N, 10,7E] - Crater (33 km/2 690 m) Piton, Mons [41 N; 1W] - Name borrowed from the one of the peaks of the island of Ténériffe. Peak isolated from 2250 m of altitude and 25 km in diameter at the base Theaetetus [37,ON; 6,0E] - Crater (25 km/2 830 m) Caucasus, Montes [39N; 9E] - It is the prolongation of the chain of the Apennines from which it is separated by a " strait " from 50 km connecting the sea of Showers to the sea of Serenity. The Caucasus extends on approximately 520 km,of the above-mentioned strait, to the Eudoxe crater. It culminates to 6000 m above the surrounding seas; at this altitude, an observer could embrace of only one glance the sea of the Rains and the sea of Serenity until a distance of 110 km. Fresnel, Promontorium [29N, 5E] - Fresnel promontory. -- Buttress septentrionnal of the Apennines Eudoxus [44,3N; 16,3E] - Remarkable crater with walls year steps (67 km) Serenitatis, Mare - Sea of Serenity. This circular sea is classified, by its surface (303 000 km2), with the sixth rank of the lunar seas. It is however smaller than our Caspian Sea (370 000 km2). A vast system of dorsals occupies the Eastern part of the sea of Serenity |
Arago (mosaic of eight images)
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Western part of the sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis). Remarkable system of grooves furrowing the whole of this area. Wrinkles marked well around the Lamont formation. It is in this area that were crushed the space probes Ranger 6 and 8, that was posed the probe Surveyor 5 and that landed the mission Apollo 11. Arago [6,2N, 21,4E] - Crater (26 km) Delambre [1,9S,17,5E.] - Quite clear crater, slopes intern in terraces (52 km) Manners [4,6N, 20,0E ] - Crater (15 km/1710 m) Ritter [2,ON, 19,2E] - Crater at bottom unequal (31 km) Ross [11,7N, 21,7E] - Crater (26 km) Sabine [1 ,4N, 20,1 E ] - Crater (30 km) Schmidt [1 ,ON, 18,8 E] - Crater annular (11,4 km/2 300 m) Tranquillitatis, Mare - Sea of Tranquility Tranquillitatis, Statio [0,7N, 23,5E] - Base of Tranquility. Site of the landing of Apollo 11. Agrippa [4,1N, 10,5E] - Crater (46 km/3 070 m) Boscovich [9,8N, 11,1 E.] - Crater with rampart very dilapidated (46 km/1770 m) Godin [1,8N, 10,2E] - Crater (35 km/3 200 m) Julius Caesar [9,ON, ,15,4E] - Crater filled with lava, massive enclosure, arena sinks (90 km) Silberschlag [6,2N, 12,5E] - Crater annular (13,4 km/2 530 m) Horrocks [4,OS, 5,9E] - Crater well defined (30 km/2 980 m) Pickering [2,9S, 7,0E] - Crater circular (15 km/2 740 m) Boscovich [9,8N, 11,1 E] - Crater with rampart very dilapidated (46 km/1 770 m) Manilius [14,5N, 9,1 E] - Very clear crater, slopes intern in terraces, central mountain (39 km/3 050 m) Menelaus [16,3N, 16E] - Well drawn crater with wall and central mountain (27 km/3 010 m) Sulpicius Gallus [1 9,6N, 11,6E] - Circular crater with wall (12,2 km/ 2 160m) Bessel [21,8N, 17,9E] - Crater quite clear (16 km/1 740 m) Dawes [1 7,2N, 26,4E] - Crater with wall (18 km/2 330 m) |
Aristoteles (mosaic of four images)
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On the left part of the image the chain extends from the Caucasus. This solid mass is located between the sea of Showers (Mare lmbrium) and the sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis). The Eudoxe crater, with the massive walls, seems to be the twin of Aristote. Alexander [40,3N, 13,5E] - Walled plain very eroded (82 km) Calippus [38,9N, 10,7E] - Crater (33 km/2 690 m) Caucasus, Montes [39N, 9E] - The Caucasus. It is the prolongation of the chain of the Apennines from which it is separated by a " strait " from 50 km connecting the sea of Showers to the sea of Serenity. The Caucasus extends on approximately 520 km, of the above-mentioned strait, to the Eudoxe crater. It culminates to 6000 m above the surrounding seas. Eudoxus [44,3N, 16,3E] - Remarkable crater with the walls year steps (67 km) Serenitatis, Mare - Sea of Serenity. C. Mayer [63,2N, 17,3E] - Crater dismantled (38 km) Sheepshanks [59,2N, 16,9E] - Crater (25 km) Galle [55,9N, 22,3E] - Crater (21 km) Mitchel [49,7N, 20,2E] - Crater (30 km) Democritus [62,3N, 35,0E] - Crater dismantled (39 km) Bùrg [45,ON, 28,2E] - Crater dismantled in the lake of Dead (40 km) Daniell [35,3N, 31,1E] - Crater oval (30 x 23 km/2 070 m) Grove (40,3N, 32,9E) - Crater (28 km) Hercules [46,7N, 39,1E] - Remarkable crater, with the mackled arena of a spot sinks (69 km) Serenitatis, Mare - Sea of Serenity Somniorum, Lacus - Lake of Dreams. Area with irregular contours, badly definite, covering a surface of approximately 70 000 km2 |
Walter, Cuvier (mosaic of five images)
The South Pole marks the center of the lower edge of this image. The observation of its surroundings is very difficult, certain areas remaining permanently masked by mountains, enclosures of craters or other reliefs for the observer terrestrial. Heraclius [49,2S, 6,2E] - Very dismantled crater (90 km) with central watersheds Pentland [64,6S, 11,5E] - Crater (56 km) Short [74,6S, 7,3W] - Crater (70 km) Zach [60,9S, 5,3W] - Crater (71 km) Lilius [54,5S, 6,2E] - Crater (61 km), central mountain Aliacensis [30,6S, 5,2E] - Crater (80 km/3 680 m) Licetus [47,1S, 6,7E] - Crater (75 km) Stôfler [41,1S, 6,0E] - Closed plain filled with lava (126 km/2 760 m) Walter [33,OS, 0,7E] - Closed plain (132 x 140 km/4 130 m) Cuvier [50,3S, 9,9E] - Crater on the ground covered with lava (75 km) Scott [81,9S,45,3E] - Crater with enclosure dismantled (108 km) Jacobi [56,7S, 11,4E] - Crater on the ground covered with lava (68 km) Faraday [42,4S, 8,7E] - Crater (70 km/4 090 m) Kaiser [36,5S, 6,5E] - Crater (52 km) sheltering in its enclosure, in the east the crater Kaiser A (21 X 14 km/2 330 m) Curtius [67,2S,4,4E] - Crater (95 km) Fernelius [38,1S, 4,9E] - Crater on the ground covered with lava (65 km) Nonius [34,8S, 3,8E] - Dismantled crater, of form polygonal (70 km/ 2990 m) Werner [28,08,4,4E] - Well drawn crater, with slopes in terraces (70 km/4220 m) Apianus [26,9S, 7,9E] - Crater (63 km/2 080 m) |
Albategnius (mosaic of two images)
Central area of the visible face of the Moon. Albategnius [11,2S, 4,1 E] - Circus (136 km) Klein [12,0S, 2,6E] - Crater (44 km/1 460 m) Halley [8,0S, 5,7E] - Crater (36 km!2 510 m) Hind [7,9S, 7,4E] - Crater (29 km!2 980 m) forming part of an alignment of craters with Hipparchus C (17 km! 2940m) and L (l3km!2630m) Argelander [16,5S, 5,8E] -Crater (34 km/2 980 m) Airy [18,1S, 5,7E] - Crater with ramparts very dismantled (37 km) Delaunay [22,2S, 2,5E] - Formation 46 km in diameter, in the shape of heart, divided by a central watershed Faye [21,4S, 3,9E] - Very dilapidated crater (37 km), with central hill La Caille [23,8S, 1,1 E] - Crater filled with lava (68 km) Donati [20,7S, 5,2E]- Crater (36 km), with central hill Apianus [26,9S, 7,9E] - Crater (63 km/2 080 m) Parrot [14,5S, 3,3E] - Vestiges of plain walled (70 km) |
Mare Frigoris (mosaic of two images)
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Boreal polar area. Part central of the sea of Cold (Mare Frigoris) and left septentrional the lunar Alps. Barrow [71,3N, 7,7E] - Crater (93 km) Alpes, Vallis [49N, 3E] - Alpine Valley. Extends on 180 km length. A groove crosses the bottom of the valley Scoresby [77,7N, 14,1 E] - Crater (56 km) W. Bond [65,3N, 3,7E] - Plain walled (158 km) Eudoxus [44,3N, 16,3E] - Remarkable crater with walls year steps (67 km) Serenitatis, Mare - Sea of Serenity. Aristoteles [50,2N, 17,4E] - Crater, walls in steps (87 km) C. Mayer [63,2N, 17,3E] - Crater dismantled (38 km) Galle [55,9N, 22,3E] - Crater (21 km) Mitchel [49,7N, 20,2E] - Crater (30 km) Sheepshanks [59,2N, 16,9E] - Crater (25 km) Scoresby [77,7N, 14,1 E] -- Crater (56 km) Cassini [40,2N, 4,6E] - Crater filled with lava (57 km/1 240 m) Calippus [38,9N, 10,7E] - Crater (33 km/2 690 m) Frigoris, Mare - Sea of Cold. It extends on 436 000 km2 (surface including the Lake of Death (Lacus Mortis) and the zone located at the West of the Hercules crater) and can be compared with our Black Sea |
Triesnecker (mosaic of two images)
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Continental area highlighting by the dark beaches of the sea of Vapors (Mare Vaporum), Central bay(Sinus Medi,) and of the Torrid gulf (Sinus Aestuum). System complexes grooves visible not far from the Triesnecker crater. It is in this area that the probes Surveyor 4 and 6 landed. Godin [1,8N, 10,2E] - Crater (35 km/3 200 m) Agrippa [4,1N, 10,5E] - Crater (46 km/3 070 m) Manilius [14,5N, 9,1 E] - Very clear crater, slopes intern in terraces, central mountain (39 km/3 050 m) Medii, Sinus - Central bay. Surface: 52000 km2 diameter: 350 km Pallas [5,5N, 1,6W] - Crater (50 km/1 260 m) Rhaeticus [ON, 4,9E] - Irregular crater, with enclosure dismantled (43-49km) Triesnecker [4,2N, 3,6E] - Crater with clear contours (26 km/2 760 m); central mountain Triesnecker, Rimae [5N, 5E] - Densest and most known of the systems of lunar rilles, observable in small telescopes; North-South length of approximately 200 km Vaporum, Mare [13N, 3E] - Sea of Vapors. Circular sea which extends to south-east from the Apennines. Surface: 55000 km2 diameter: approximately 230 km Hipparchus [5,5S, 4,8E] - Very dismantled walled plain (150 km/3 320 m) Horrocks [4,OS, 5,9E] - Well defined crater (30 km/2 980 m) Hyginus, Rima - Not very deep valley, marked small craters(220 km length) |
