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July 6, 2007

Treasures around the Caucasus (wide and hires)


Subject: moon

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Hi all,

This is my very last lunar image I’ve captured so far.
Processing was stressing but worth of it.

Between the Caucasus and the Appennines there’s a wealth of interesting
features which require some time spending.

http://www.lazzarotti-hires.com/images/moon/caucasus20070424_lazz.jpg

1. The Aristillus scarp - I never noticed it before, maybe this has a
very gentle slope and a thiny height difference. The sun angle there was
close to 0 when imaging! The enhanced view on the bottom-left corner
surely helps.

2. Rima Theaetetus I and II - the II rille has a dotted path when moving
eastward to Aristillus. This recalls the rille running inside
Posidonius. The I rille gets filled with lava when moving down to the
Appennines. It looks like a dorsae!

I used the LAC 25 for the above references:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac25/150dpi.jpg

3. Valentine dome - Although the unfavourable sun angle, here’s visible
together with the smaller and elusive dome northward of it.

4. Rima Fresnel I and II - As above. The lava washed also this complex
rille system running between the two big mountain chains.

5. Ships in the ness - At the northernmost side of the Appennines, it
looks like some big ships are ringing around big rocks in the sea.

I used the LAC 41 for the above references:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac41/150dpi.jpg

Hope you liked this lunar tour.





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