Observation by Raffaello: Milichius and T. Mayer domes field

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Raffaello

Observer

Raffaello

Observed

2018 Apr 25 - 19:50

Uploaded

2019 Aug 23 - 09:04

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Mak Cassegrain 18 cm

Location

Rome Italy

Target name

Domes in Milichius- T. Mayer

Title

Milichius and T. Mayer domes field

About this image

The region west of Copernicus extending from Hortensius to Milichius and to Tobias Mayer contains large numbers of lunar domes and cones. The basalts of Oceanus Procellarum exhibit a wide range of spectral characteristics and ages. Spectrally, large parts of Mare Insularum are influenced by basalt lavas of low to moderate TiO2 content on which ejecta of the craters Copernicus, Kepler, and Eratosthenes are superimposed. In this wide volcanic region, domes of moderate to steep slope are located. During our “long” survey (15 years since 2004) we have identified and characterized a total of 20 domes (M1-M20) in the Milichius -Tobias Mayer region and 11 domes (H1-H11) in the Hortensius region, for a total of 31 domes (until now).

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Andrew Dumbleton, Peter Carson

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