| Pictures of the Lunar 100, 26-50
Pictures of the Lunar 100, 51-75
Pictures of the Lunar 100, 76-100 | Still Needed: None
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The Lunar 100
A list of of interesting lunar features compiled by Charles A. Wood Ph.D. They are arranged in order of ascending observation difficulty. These also prove to be a challenge to photograph. Most of these will give you a larger image by clicking on the image.
I just found out there is a limit to the page length and divided the list into 4 pages!
I have 22 out of the first 25 pictured so far (04/11/2010)
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01 The Moon
Large Earth Satellite
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02 Earthshine
(twice reflected sunlight)
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03 Mare/Highland dichotomy
Two materials with distinct composition
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04 Apennines
Imbrium Basin Rim
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05 Copernicus
Archetypal large complex
crater; improved picture added, 11/13/2011
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06 Tycho
Large Rayed Crater with impact melts
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07 Altai Scarp
Nectaris basin rim
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08 Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina
Crater Sequence illustrating stages of degradation
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09 Clavius
Lacks basin features in spite of its size
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10 Mare Crisium
Sea of Crises, sea contained in large circular basin
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11 Aristarchus
Very Bright Crater with dark bands on walls
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12 Proclus
Oblique impact ray system (left of Sea of Crises)
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13 Gassendi
Floor Fractured Crater
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14 Sinus Iridium
Very Large Crater with missing rim
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15 Straight Wall
Best Example of a Lunar Fault
| | 03/13/2011 4x powermate barlow, holey scope
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16 Petavius
Crater with domed and fractured floor
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17 Schroter's Valley
Giant sinuous Rille
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18 Mare Serenitatis Dark Edges
Distinct mare areas with different compositions
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19 Alpine Valley
Lunar Graben
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20 Posidonius
Floor Fractured Crater
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21 Fracastorius
Crater with subsided and fractured floor
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22 Aristarchus Plateau
Mysterious uplifted region mantled with pyroclastics
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23 Pico
Isolated Imbrium basin-ring fragment
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24 Hyginus Rille (2)
Rille containing rimless collapse pits
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25 Messier & Messier A
Oblique ricochet impact pair
Note the "butterfly" pattern similar to Proclus (#12)
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08/20/2011, Orion 10", 4:30 AM
