Difference between revisions of "August 16, 2004"
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Meade 8" LX-10 SCT at 226x, Nikon CP4300 single image</p> | Meade 8" LX-10 SCT at 226x, Nikon CP4300 single image</p> | ||
<p><b>Related Links: </b><br> | <p><b>Related Links: </b><br> | ||
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[August 15, 2004|Flammarion x2]] </p> | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[August 15, 2004|Flammarion x2]] </p> | ||
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[August 17, 2004|Rima Weird]] </p> | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[August 17, 2004|Rima Weird]] </p> | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 8 February 2015
Megadome
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Image Credit: Carol Lakomiak |
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Megadome Is Rumker the Moon's biggest dome? How about the Aristarchus Plateau? What about the Gardner Megadome, a structure I named in The Modern Moon, and shown in the overview image above (circled on mouseover)? In fact, are any of these landforms domes, other than in a strict topographic sense? The Gardner Megadome is very rough textured and about 70 km wide and 300-400 meter above the nearby edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. Its summit seems to hold an irregular depression with what looks to be a channel running down slope to the south. Is this a giant pit crater on a giant dome? Unfortunately, most available orbital and telescopic photos don't clarify the interpretation. High resolution, low sun images are needed - will someone get them this lunation? Technical Details: Related Links: Yesterday's LPOD: Flammarion x2 Tomorrow's LPOD: Rima Weird |
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