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| − | + | <p align="left">In some of the speculative paintings of the Moon from | |
the 1950s and earlier, Mount Piton, [http://www.lpod.org/LPOD-2004-09-11.htm Pico] | the 1950s and earlier, Mount Piton, [http://www.lpod.org/LPOD-2004-09-11.htm Pico] | ||
and similar isolated peaks were often depicted as | and similar isolated peaks were often depicted as | ||
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pairs or clusters suggests that they may be secondary | pairs or clusters suggests that they may be secondary | ||
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| − | + | <blockquote><p align="right">— [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</blockquote> | |
<p align="left"><p><b>Technical Details:</b><br> | <p align="left"><p><b>Technical Details:</b><br> | ||
Jan 18, 2005. Starmaster 18" + Atik B&W webcam + 5X | Jan 18, 2005. Starmaster 18" + Atik B&W webcam + 5X | ||
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[http://www.uky.edu/~holler/msc/data_input/heightof.htm Calculating the Height of Piton] | [http://www.uky.edu/~holler/msc/data_input/heightof.htm Calculating the Height of Piton] | ||
<p align="left"><b>Tomorrow's LPOD: </b> Seeing Double at Capuanus</p> | <p align="left"><b>Tomorrow's LPOD: </b> Seeing Double at Capuanus</p> | ||
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| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> | |
| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Technical Consultant:</b><br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:anthony@perseus.gr Anthony Ayiomamitis]</p> | |
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| − | + | [mailto:pablolonnie@yahoo.com.mx" class="one Pablo Lonnie Pacheco Railey] (Es)<br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:chlegrand@free.fr" class="one Christian Legrand] (Fr)</p> | |
| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>[mailto:webuser@observingthesky.org Contact Webmaster]</b></p> | |
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| − | + | [http://www.observingthesky.org/" class="one ObservingTheSky.Org]</p> | |
| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Visit these other PODs:</b> <br> | |
| − | + | [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html" class="one Astronomy] | [http://www.msss.com/" class="one Mars] | [http://epod.usra.edu/" class="one Earth]</p> | |
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Revision as of 18:28, 4 January 2015
Peaky Piton
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Peaky Piton In some of the speculative paintings of the Moon from the 1950s and earlier, Mount Piton, Pico and similar isolated peaks were often depicted as soaring spires with long shadows. It was the low-angle shadows that fooled them, for Piton is a stubby little peak only 2.3 km high with a base about 25 km across. As Mike’s image shows, Piton has variations in brightness similar to [ http://www.lpod.org/LPOD-2004-12-21.htm bands] on the inner walls of impact craters. The dark hues are probably the space-weathered tone of the mountain, and the bright bands are fresh material exposed by small landslides. The surrounding surface of Mare Imbrium is pockmarked with a number of craters. Some are random impacts, but the fact that many are in short lines, pairs or clusters suggests that they may be secondary craters. Technical Details: Related Links: Tomorrow's LPOD: Seeing Double at Capuanus |
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