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Jura Mountains, Bruce Rohrlach

Jura Mountains

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Jura Mountains, Bruce Rohrlach

Jura Mountains

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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A 2-image mosaic spanning the lunar Jura Mountains (named after the Jura Mountains on the Franco-Swiss border) imaged on Sunday evening from Melbourne. Sinus Iridum (Bay of Rainbows) is also referred to as the 'Golden Handle' under the right lighting conditions. The mountains rise up to 6km above the basaltic plain of Sinus Iridum. The 249-km-wide Sinus Iridum impact crater has flooded from the east, filling with basalt from Mare Imbrium, and leaving 2 stunning headlands or promontories (Heraclides and Laplace) that project east-ward into Mare Imbrium. The Laplace headland is throwing a trianglar shadow on its west side. Principal craters in the region are Maupertuis, Bouguer, Bianchini, Foucault, Harpalus, Sharp and Marain. The Soviet Luna 17 mission landed in the southern part of this image (orange circle) and carried Lunokhod 1, the first robotic lunar to explore another world, and just south of the 'Moon Maiden' as depicted on a map of Promontorium Heraclides by Giovanni Cassini in 1679.

Skywatcher 200m/f5 Newt, ASI224mc, Televue 5x, NEQPro6.

AS3/Registrax/Lightroom.

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Jura Mountains, Bruce Rohrlach