FRACTASTORIUS
Directory - Section 58

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The dark surface of Mare Nectaris, the flooded walled plain Fracastorius and the beautiful crater Piccolomini are the most prominent formations in this part of the Moon. A low mountain range runs north of the crater Beaumont. Refer to your copy of the Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 143.


Full Moon Anaglyph

EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Image - Mare Nectaris (Higashida)
Image - Fracastorius (Legault)
Image - Fracastorius (Richarde)

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter Database
Beaumont, 53 km
Bohnenberger, 33 km
Fracastorius, 124 km
Nectaris, Mare
Piccolomini, 88 km
Rosse, 12 km
Weinek, 32 km

RESEARCH UPDATES:
Fracastorius (Lunascan)

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