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<em>image by [mailto:gtarsoudis@gmail.com George Tarsoudis], Greece</em><br />
 
<em>image by [mailto:gtarsoudis@gmail.com George Tarsoudis], Greece</em><br />
 
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crater's rim. Also very conspicuous is a small rille that looks like a twig with branches at the top end. This has been imaged [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071006 before] but it is<br />
 
crater's rim. Also very conspicuous is a small rille that looks like a twig with branches at the top end. This has been imaged [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071006 before] but it is<br />
 
more distinctive here.<br />
 
more distinctive here.<br />
 
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        <td>The rille also crosses a circular rise that George proposes is a <br />
 
megadome similar to the Valentine Dome. The dome (outlined <br />
 
in red) is undetectable in the image due to the distractions of <br />
 
Theophilus' ejecta, but using LRO QuickMap elevations George<br />
 
found that it is roughly 85 km wide and 300-400 m high. The<br />
 
existence of the dome may explain the location of the rille. Few<br />
 
rilles occur in this area, but a rille does cross the Valentine <br />
 
Dome so this may be a similar feature.<br />
 
 
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<em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br />
 
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<strong>Technical Details</strong><br />
 
Sept 25, 2013, 00:38:33 UT. Telescope SkyWatcher 14 inch <br />
 
@f/4.5, camera Unibrain Fire-i 785, filter red.<br />
 
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<strong>Related Links</strong><br />
 
<em>[http://lpod.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Atlas+of+the+Moon 21st Century Atlas]</em> chart 7.<br />
 
George's [http://www.lunar-captures.com website] <br />
 
 
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Revision as of 23:52, 2 January 2015

Almost Microgeology

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image by George Tarsoudis, Greece

It used to be that there were professional astronomers and amateurs. But now, with this image and others that LPOD has featured recently,
there is only excellent imaging, whether from a giant telescope, a backyard one or an orbiting camera. I am amazed to see a terrestrial image
of this scale and quality. The dramatic lighting highlights the ejecta from Theophilus, with the smooth impact melt ponds just north of the
crater's rim. Also very conspicuous is a small rille that looks like a twig with branches at the top end. This has been imaged before but it is
more distinctive here.


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