BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Mountainous region along the south-western limb of the Moon, which
in the north adjoins the edge of Mare Humorum. One of the largest walled
plains, Schickard, with characteristic dark patches on its floor, is in
this area. Refer to your Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart on page 151.
EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Image
- Schickard (Zerbe/AstroImaging)
LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar
Orbiter Database
Clausius, 25 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-131H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-148H3.jpg
Drebbel, 30 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-155H2.jpg
Excellentiae, Lacus
Inghirami, 91 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-180H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-172H2.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-180H2.jpg
Lee, 41 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-142H3.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-143H1.jpg
Lehmann, 53 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-160H2.jpg
Lepaute, 16 km
Schickard, 227 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-167M.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-155M.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-160H2.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-160M.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-167H2.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-155H2.jpg
Vitello, 42 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-143H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-136H3.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-137H1.jpg
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-142H3.jpg
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lo5_h168_2.gif
("Rolling Boulder")
APOLLO IMAGES:
None on file.
RESEARCH UPDATES:
Schickard
(Lunascan)
Schickard
(Richard)
Schickard
(The Moon - Wilkens & Moore)
Rolling Boulder
Near Vitello, Or Something Else? - (Childress)
