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Mare Imbrium, TStew
Mare Imbrium, TStew

Mare Imbrium

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Mare Imbrium, TStew
Mare Imbrium, TStew

Mare Imbrium

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Here we have the wondrous Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) near the shadow terminator. This is my first proper lucky imaging attempt a the moon. The modest C6 did very well I think! I went on to label some of the interesting features, but only a few (mouse over image or click revision for labels). Also known as the Sea of Rains or Sea of Showers, it is a vast 700 mile wide basaltic lava plain overtop a giant 150 mile wide crater. The surrounding mountain ranges tower 4 miles higher than the surface of Mare Imbrium, which is believed to be about 3 miles thick of material filling in the crater. Apollo 15 landed near the Apennine Mountains on Mare Imbriums southeast side.

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Title: annotated

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C

Title: Copernicus

Description: I smaller ROI focused more on Copernicus crater, didn't think it deserved its own post, but wanted to at least include it here.

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Mare Imbrium, TStew