CHAMÄLEON + ONJALA OBSERVATORY  LUNAR ATLAS - II
Mare - Craters - Rilles - Faults - Mountains
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3.3d
12%
4.5d
17%
5.1d
22%
5.5d
25%
6.1d
30%
7.1d
39%
7.5d
44%
8.5d
54%
9.6d
65%
10.5d
75%
11.5d
84%
12.1d
87%
12.5d
92%
13.1d
95%
14.5d
100%

Moon age 5.5 days – Illumination 25 % - 18.09.2015

Image number and crater list
Mosaics
Interesting image details
Special Images
 
 
Image Number Craters - in alphabetical order Special details

download pdf-file with descriptions of exceptional or unique lunar structures at this moon age
LUNAR 100
   
01 Atlas, Hercules and Endymion System of rilles Atlas (FF-crater). Sunrise over craters Bürg (Lacus Mortis), Mason und Plana auf west of Atlas and Hercules
02 Boussingault and Demonax -
03 Capella and Isidorus extraordinary form of the central mountain of Capella. Rima Goclensius
04 Cauchy Rupes and Rima Cauchy, Cauchy domes
05 Cleomedes and Macrobius -
06 Fracastorius and Beaumont Rima Fracastorius
07 Janssen and Fabricius Rima Janssen
08 Maraldi and Gardner megadomeplateau sunrise over Littrow mountains (landing site of Apollo 17)
09 Theophilus, Mädler and northern Mare Nectaris sunrise over Theophilus (highest peak is illuminated)
10 Messier and Messier A, Mare Fecunditatis ray system of Messier and Messier A, crater forms
11 Posidonius and Römer Floor Fractured crater Posidonius, Rima Posidonius, Rima Römer and Rima G. Bond
12 Proclus, Picard and Macrobius structures on the floor of Proclus, polygonal crater form of Proclus
13 Goclensius, Capella and Isidoris Rimae Goclensius  
14 Rimae Goclensius, Messier ray system of Messier and Rima Goclenisus  
15 Theophilus and Mädler Theophilus at sunrise  
16 Torrichelli sunrise over Torrichelli, crater form  

 
Mosaics

Cauchy Domefeld, Gardner megadomeplateau
Mare Nectaris
Mare Crisium, Cleomedes, Macrobius and Proclus

 
Special Images

Image 010 - shows the ray system of Messier and Messier A. The two comet-like rays point to the west and are crossed perpendicular by a ray in north-south direction.
Image 003 - shows the rarely imaged Vallis Capella

Detailed descriptions of other exceptional or unique structures at this moon age you can find in this pdf-file
 
« Special images

The image to the left shows the ray system of Krater Messier und Messier A in 3 phases.

Moon age from left to right: 4.5, 6.1 and 8.5 days (illumination:17, 30 and 54%).

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