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<p align="left">Orientale - the mare and the basin - has a long history of independent discovery and community forgetfulness. Schroeter reported his discovery of the Rook and Cordillera mountains in the early 1800s. In 1874, the American geologist Shaler observed these mountains and correctly concluded that they were the rim of a large crater on the far side. In his 1906 book, Julius Franz, Director of the Observatory at the University of Breslau, included a small map with the name Mare Orientale on the eastern edge (but since 1960 - the western edge) of the Moon. Franz later named the related mare patches [[August_3,_2004|Lacus Autumni and Lacus Veris]].  In 1937, HP Wilkins made the second discovery of Mare Orientale, which he named Mare X. And in 1946 Patrick Moore independently rediscovered the mare and named it Mare Orientale. Finally, in the mid-1960s [http://observingthesky.org/index.php?p=90 Bill Hartmann],  then a graduate student working with Gerard Kuiper, projected lunar images on a large white globe and re-discovered that the Cordillera and Rook mountains were rings of a multi-ring basin. And finally in 1967, Lunar Orbiter IV resolved all ambiguities by imaging in glorious detail the bulls-eye of the [http://www.lpod.org/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-18.htm Orientale  impact basin]. Surprisingly, nearly of these observers seemed oblivious to what had been done before them! Only Schroeter's naming of the Cordillera and Rook mountains was noticed.
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<p align="left">Orientale - the mare and the basin - has a long history of independent discovery and community forgetfulness. Schroeter reported his discovery of the Rook and Cordillera mountains in the early 1800s. In 1874, the American geologist Shaler observed these mountains and correctly concluded that they were the rim of a large crater on the far side. In his 1906 book, Julius Franz, Director of the Observatory at the University of Breslau, included a small map with the name Mare Orientale on the eastern edge (but since 1960 - the western edge) of the Moon. Franz later named the related mare patches [[August_3,_2004|Lacus Autumni and Lacus Veris]].  In 1937, HP Wilkins made the second discovery of Mare Orientale, which he named Mare X. And in 1946 Patrick Moore independently rediscovered the mare and named it Mare Orientale. Finally, in the mid-1960s [http://observingthesky.org/index.php?p=90 Bill Hartmann],  then a graduate student working with Gerard Kuiper, projected lunar images on a large white globe and re-discovered that the Cordillera and Rook mountains were rings of a multi-ring basin. And finally in 1967, Lunar Orbiter IV resolved all ambiguities by imaging in glorious detail the bulls-eye of the [[March_18,_2004|Orientale  impact basin]]. Surprisingly, nearly of these observers seemed oblivious to what had been done before them! Only Schroeter's naming of the Cordillera and Rook mountains was noticed.
 
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<blockquote><p align="right">&#8212; [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</blockquote>
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[http://observingthesky.org/index.php?p=63 Who Discovered Orientale? ]
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[http://observingthesky.org/index.php?p=63 Who Discovered Orientale? ]</p>
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[September 30, 2004|Crisium Closeup]] </p>
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Julius Franz and Mare Orientale

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Julius Franz and Mare Orientale

Orientale - the mare and the basin - has a long history of independent discovery and community forgetfulness. Schroeter reported his discovery of the Rook and Cordillera mountains in the early 1800s. In 1874, the American geologist Shaler observed these mountains and correctly concluded that they were the rim of a large crater on the far side. In his 1906 book, Julius Franz, Director of the Observatory at the University of Breslau, included a small map with the name Mare Orientale on the eastern edge (but since 1960 - the western edge) of the Moon. Franz later named the related mare patches Lacus Autumni and Lacus Veris. In 1937, HP Wilkins made the second discovery of Mare Orientale, which he named Mare X. And in 1946 Patrick Moore independently rediscovered the mare and named it Mare Orientale. Finally, in the mid-1960s Bill Hartmann, then a graduate student working with Gerard Kuiper, projected lunar images on a large white globe and re-discovered that the Cordillera and Rook mountains were rings of a multi-ring basin. And finally in 1967, Lunar Orbiter IV resolved all ambiguities by imaging in glorious detail the bulls-eye of the Orientale impact basin. Surprisingly, nearly of these observers seemed oblivious to what had been done before them! Only Schroeter's naming of the Cordillera and Rook mountains was noticed.

Chuck Wood

Related Links:
Who Discovered Orientale?

Yesterday's LPOD: Crisium Closeup

Tomorrow's LPOD: Stereo Moon



Author & Editor:
Charles A. Wood


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