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| | <p>[[File:Helmet_by_Clementine-LO.jpg|Helmet_by_Clementine-LO.jpg]]<br /> | | <p>[[File:Helmet_by_Clementine-LO.jpg|Helmet_by_Clementine-LO.jpg]]<br /> |
| | <em>[http://pdsmaps.wr.usgs.gov/PDS/public/explorer/html/moonpick.htm Clementine] image annotated by [mailto:danny.caes1@pandora.be Danny Caes], Ghent-Belgium; Lunar Orbiter IV-132-h2 at bottom right; images have north to the right.</em></p> | | <em>[http://pdsmaps.wr.usgs.gov/PDS/public/explorer/html/moonpick.htm Clementine] image annotated by [mailto:danny.caes1@pandora.be Danny Caes], Ghent-Belgium; Lunar Orbiter IV-132-h2 at bottom right; images have north to the right.</em></p> |
| − | <p>Most lunar features are related to impact cratering or mare volcanism, but a few oddballs have a different history. A nondescript patch between maria Humorum and Cognitum, called The Helmet (which attracted Danny’s interest because of his fascination with [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/5320/index.html informal lunar names]) came to my attention in [http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1975LPICo.234..189W&data_type=PDF_HIGH&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf 1975] because of its strange color. Not as seen visually, but as mapped by lunar scientists imaging in different wavelengths. The Helmet has a relatively high albedo and absorbs strongly in the UV - this means that it is bright at the red end of the spectrum. About a dozen such red spots are known, including the [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060323 Gruithuisen domes], [http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-02.htm Hansteen Alpha] and [http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-28.htm Darney Chi]. The Helmet must be slightly elevated, for it is surrounded by younger mare lavas. It has a relatively smooth surface, punctured by some small bright peaks. The Helmet has more small crater pits than the surrounding maria and thus must be older. It is a [http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-28.htm kipuka] - old terrain sticking up through younger lavas. The Lunar Orbiter image depicts a mare ridge passes through The Helmet, indicating that it is a volcanic flow unit. This morphologic interpretation is reinforced by detailed spectral [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2000/pdf/1146.pdf studies] that show that the hilly parts have a composition very similar to the Gruithuisen domes. The Helmet and other red spots demonstrate that volcanism very different from mare basalts has occurred on the Moon. Wouldn’t it be great to have a high resolution, low Sun amateur image of this odd feature?</p> | + | <p>Most lunar features are related to impact cratering or mare volcanism, but a few oddballs have a different history. A nondescript patch between maria Humorum and Cognitum, called The Helmet (which attracted Danny’s interest because of his fascination with [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/5320/index.html informal lunar names]) came to my attention in [http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1975LPICo.234..189W&data_type=PDF_HIGH&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf 1975] because of its strange color. Not as seen visually, but as mapped by lunar scientists imaging in different wavelengths. The Helmet has a relatively high albedo and absorbs strongly in the UV - this means that it is bright at the red end of the spectrum. About a dozen such red spots are known, including the [[March_23,_2006|studies]] that show that the hilly parts have a composition very similar to the Gruithuisen domes. The Helmet and other red spots demonstrate that volcanism very different from mare basalts has occurred on the Moon. Wouldn’t it be great to have a high resolution, low Sun amateur image of this odd feature?</p> |
| | <p>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</p> | | <p>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</p> |
| | <p><strong>Related Links:</strong><br /> | | <p><strong>Related Links:</strong><br /> |
| | Rükl plate 52<br /> | | Rükl plate 52<br /> |
| | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=43&pos=3 Clementine false color image]</p> | | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=43&pos=3 Clementine false color image]</p> |
| − | <p align="center"> | + | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[January 27, 2007|A Third Gander at Neander]] </p> |
| − | <em>Now you can support LPOD when you buy ANY book from Amazon thru [[LPOD]]</em></p> | + | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[January 29, 2007|A Colorful Helmet]] </p> |
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