Hercules                             Earth-based telescopic image                    Cropped Lunar Orbiter image .

Larger version of above by Legault  atlas_m.jpg

Full sized  version of Lunar Orbiter image LO4-79H2

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Brief

The craters Hercules & Atlas (above left center) are fairly close together (about 30 km), but Hercules lies in Section 14; Atlas in Section 15, both in the  NE quadrant. The subject of this web page is Hercules which is a very prominent crater with dark areas on its floor. It is 69 km wide and has a very noticeable crater inside it. The image by Lunar Orbiter 4 provides awesome detail. Be sure and refer to the separate page for the crater, Atlas.

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Other Lunar Orbiter images

http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-191H2.jpg  http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-79H3.jpg  http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-86H3.jpg  http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-74H2.jpg

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For the latest information and images regarding this section, including Apollo Hasselblad (H), Metric (M), and Panoramic (P) images, go to: Section 14  Clickable Sections Map

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