| The Lunascan Project presents Messier Directory - Section 48 BRIEF DESCRIPTION The vast area of Mare Fecunditatis, which is crossed by numerous wrinkle ridges, is dominated by the well-known pair of craters Messier and Messier A, the latter of which is the source of two bright rays radiating to the west. In oblique illumination 'ghost craters' can be seen on the mare surface and also a system of rilles around the crater Gutenberg. Refer to your copy of the Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 123. EARTH BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES: Since many EBTI's are not kept long on the internet is best to use Google for these images. Image - Messier (Cidadao) Image - Messier (Legault) Image - Messier & Messier A (Lunascan, 16", 960423-22) Image - Messier & Messier A (Lunascan, 16", 960522-03) RANGER SPACECRAFT IMAGES: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/ (Ranger site) Not applicable LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES: Al-Marrakushi, 8 km APOLLO IMAGES: CLEMENTINE IMAGES: YOU TUBE FLYOVERS: LROC - Layering in Messier A Messier & Messier A - "50 Views" (Lunascan) AS8-13-2225(H) - Oblique view over Goclenius (SP-362,200) AS15-2405(M) - Messier and Messier A from Apollo 15 (SP-362) AS15-2401 - Stereoscopic view of Messier G (SP-362) Messier and Messier A - The Story Messier - A VGL Study |
