BRIEF DESCRIPTION
A "continental" region with a number of craters rather difficult
to identify. However, the pair Azophi and Abenezra and the prominent craters
Almanon, Geber, Playfair and us are useful points of orientation. Aslo
conspicuous is the row of craters Airy, Argelander and Vogel. Please refer
to your copy of the Antonn Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 139.
EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Image - Sacrobosco
& Maurolycus Region (Dittmer)
LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar
Orbiter Database
Abenezra, 42 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
Albufeda, Catena
Airy, 37 km
Aimanon, 49 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H2.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-89H2.jpg
Apianus, 63 m
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-101H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-100H3.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
Argelander, 34 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-101H2.jpg
Azophi, 48 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-89H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
Geber, 45 km
Playfair
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-101H1.jpg
Pontanus, 58 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-89H1.jpg
Sacrobosco, 98 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-96H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-89H1.jpg
Vogel, 27 km
RESEARCH UPDATES:
Sacrobosco
(Lunascan)