Treasures around the Caucasus (wide and hires)
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.

