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To: MtnClimber

Slightly odd view angle at least for people in North America. Normally we see the Mare Crisium near the edge at the upper right; here it’s shown at the far right.

The crater with the prominent, symmetrical rays in the 10 o’clock direction, about halfway out from the center, is Kepler. The big crater inboard of Kepler is Copernicus.

Tycho’s enormous ray system is invisible in this view, at least to my eye. I think Tycho is the nicely round crater with the prominent central mountain at about 7 o’clock in the picture, about three-quarters of the way out from the center.


7 posted on 02/15/2022 1:57:32 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

I agree, I checked one of my Moon Atlases, and I believe you are right on.
It’s a striking picture of the Moon, not one we would ordinarily see.
The LRO is so cool…


9 posted on 02/15/2022 2:16:30 PM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Steely Tom

Tycho isn’t pictured.

There’s no mistaken Tycho. That huge crater with the three big gouge marks from what ever hit breaking into three chunks.


11 posted on 02/15/2022 2:51:21 PM PST by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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