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Lunar 14 & 49: Sinus Iridum and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta, Zoilo Diaz Corredor

Lunar 14 & 49: Sinus Iridum and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta

Lunar 14 & 49: Sinus Iridum and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta, Zoilo Diaz Corredor

Lunar 14 & 49: Sinus Iridum and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta

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Hola, vengo a compartir una imagen del Sinus Iridum, la Bahía del Arco Iris, una zona emblemática de la luna junto al famoso cráter Plato. La Bahía es visible con prismáticos de baja potencia y es el resto de un cráter inundado de lava y al que le falta su pared sur. Una zona bastante interesante y que da bonitos contrastes en su amanecer. Los cráteres mas prominentes son de izquierda a derecha, Mairan, Sharp y Bianchini. Bordeándolo están los Montes Jura, en su lado oeste el Promontorium Heraclides y aun mas al sudoeste la otra zona de interés para mi de la fotografía los Montes Gruithuisen

Los Montes Gruithuisen Gamma al norte y Delta al sur toman su nombre de un pequeño cráter ubicado al sur de su posición. Son dos cúpulas aparententemente volcánicas cuya característica mas interesante es que son bastante prominentes, al contrario que otros domos lunares. El motivo es el tipo de lava viscosa de que se componen, poco habitual en la Luna, por lo cual hay debate sobre su origen. De hecho si no me equivoco el cráter que hay en la cima de Gruithuisen Gamma es de origen volcánico.
Al parecer la nueva misión de la Nasa, Artemisa enviara un rover para estudiar la zona, obtener muestras y aclarar su origen...

Al final me están emocionando mas los domos, rimas y demás que los cráteres en si. Son quizás menos espectaculares pero están siendo mas gratificantes.


Hello, after quite a few clouds and other problems, I come to share an image of the Sinus Iridum, the Rainbow Bay, an emblematic area of ​​the moon next to the famous Plato crater. The Bay is visible with low-power binoculars and is the remains of a crater flooded with lava and missing its southern wall. A quite interesting area that gives beautiful contrasts in its sunrise. The most prominent craters are from left to right, Mairan, Sharp and Bianchini. Bordering it are the Jura Mountains, on its west side the Heraclides Promontorium and even further to the southwest the other area of ​​interest for me in photography is the Gruithuisen Mountains.

Mounts Gruithuisen Gamma to the north and Delta to the south take their name from a small crater located to the south of their position. They are two apparently volcanic domes whose most interesting feature is that they are quite prominent, unlike other lunar domes. The reason is the type of viscous lava they are made of, unusual on the Moon, for which there is debate about their origin. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the crater at the top of Gruithuisen Gamma is of volcanic origin.
Apparently NASA's new mission, Artemis will send a rover to study the area, obtain samples and clarify its origin...

In the end, the domes, rhymes and others are moving me more than the craters themselves. They are perhaps less spectacular but they are being more rewarding

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Lunar 14 & 49: Sinus Iridum and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta, Zoilo Diaz Corredor

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