Observation by Maurice J. S. Collins: SPA from GRAIL

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Maurice Collins

Observer

Maurice J. S. Collins

Observed

2017 Sep 12 - 23:09

Uploaded

2017 Sep 13 - 20:05

Objects

The Moon

Target name

South-Pole Aitken Basin

Title

SPA from GRAIL

About this image

This is an aerial view image of the South-Pole Aiken basin from GRAIL with LTVT. There appear to be three radial fractures off to the left. This is noticed in other basins like Crisium and Imbrium, but more distinct in SPA. Cracks in the underlying surface filled with higher density lava that may not have made it to the surface perhaps? Also, by using Quickmap, a link to what I was looking at here http://bit.ly/2h1gKJf, if you toggle the GRAIL overlay on and off over the farside, no shadows albedo map, you can trace where the radial features lie in relation to the mare and surface features.

Files associated with this observation

GRAIL-SPA_LTVT_MCollins.jpg (1.3 MB)

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