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August 12, 2009. 10in f4.8 Newtonian, Infinity 2-1M, 5x Powermate, green filter, Avistack, Registax v.5, PSE5, Focus Magic, 3 image mosaic<br />
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Rükl plate [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/R%C3%BCkl+71 71]<br />
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Today's LPOD is just a small piece of a magnificent [http://www.pbase.com/slammel/image/116916592/original mosaic] of the SW polar region created by Stefan - you want to see it all! <br />
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[September 6, 2009|Mascons And Masdefs]] </p>
 
<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[September 6, 2009|Mascons And Masdefs]] </p>
 
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[September 8, 2009|Sharing the Spotlight]] </p>
 
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[September 8, 2009|Sharing the Spotlight]] </p>
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Revision as of 21:50, 7 February 2015

Five in a Row (And an Extra Treat)

LPOD-Sept7-09.jpg
image by Stefan Lammel

Previously, I've described the erosional modification sequence for the four nearly equal size craters seen here. Zucchius (D = 64 km) at right with crisp rim, rumpled terraces and a nice central peak on a flat floor is youngest, and passing Bettinus and Kircher, we come to the oldest, Wilson, with its totally smoothed rim and featureless interior. This time I want to add a fifth to the foursome by noting that Segner, just to the right of Zuuchius has a similar diameter (67 km) but has suffered a different type of alternation. Segner's rim is somewhat smoothed but the interior has been nearly completely filled in and later striated with ejecta from Zucchius. (Notice the secondary crater chain that went towards the limb.) What filled Segner is indicated by its location. Do you notice that Segner lies between the rings of the Schiller-Zucchius Basin? Dark halo craters prove that the smooth material within the SZ basin is basalt, so it is likely that Segner was also flooded by basalt that has been lightened and roughen by debris from Zucchius. The unexpected treat in this image is Scheiner B, which looks like a miniature Capella with walls that slope all the way to the central peaks without much of a floor.

Chuck Wood

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Technical Details

August 12, 2009. 10in f4.8 Newtonian, Infinity 2-1M, 5x Powermate, green filter, Avistack, Registax v.5, PSE5, Focus Magic, 3 image mosaic

Related Links
Rükl plate 71
Today's LPOD is just a small piece of a magnificent mosaic of the SW polar region created by Stefan - you want to see it all!


Yesterday's LPOD: Mascons And Masdefs

Tomorrow's LPOD: Sharing the Spotlight


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