HYGINUS
Directory - Section 34

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
A region with a prominent radial structure, directed towards the basin of Mare Imbrium, containing the rilles Rima Hyginus and Rima Ariadaeus which are readily visible. An interesting plateau is situated about 10 km north of crater Godin C.  Refer to your Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 95. Section 34 is also the home of the "Blair Cuspids", a mysterious formation that needs to be explored in a future NASA mission.


EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:  
Image - Hyginus (Fattinnanzi) Newton 200 f6, Phillips vesta-pro webcam
Image - Hygenus Rille (Ferreira)
Image - Hygenus & Rimae Triesnecker  (Legault)
Image - Ariadaeus Rill (Edward Roach) *

* Note: Location of Blair Cuspids (not resolved) is extreme SE corner, E of Ariadaeus B, which is the upper right crater in the triangle.

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter images by name
Ariadaeus, Rima
Ariadaeus B - Left click, then click again for VERY HIGH resolution of LO-2-061 & LO-2-062, images, h1,h2,h3.
Agrippa, 46 km

Boscovich, 46 km
Boscovitch, Rima
Cayley, 14.3 km
d'Arrest, 30 km
Dembowski, 26 km
de Morgan, 10 km
Godin, 35 km
Hyginus, 10.6 km
Hyginus, Rima
Julius Caesar, 90 km
Lenitatis, Lacus
Manilius, 39 km
Silberschlag, 13.4 km
Tempel, 48 km
Triesnecker, Rimae
Vaporum, Mare
Whewell, 14 km

APOLLO IMAGES:
AS10/10075150
HIRES AS16-1411

RESEARCH UPDATES:
Agrippa  (Lunascan)
The Blair Cuspids: A Complete Directory (Lunascan/VGL)
3-D Analysis of the Blair Cuspids & Surrounding Terrain (Mark Carlotto)

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