The week of June 28 – July 4 takes us from Lunar Day 19 to Day 24. This week we will highlight the craters Walther and Deslandres, viewable after midnight on Wednesday. Walther: [SW/N9] You will find this 87-mile crater
The week of June 21-27 takes us from Lunar Day 12 to Day 19. This week we will highlight the craters Seleucus and Bailly, viewable on Wednesday night. Seleucus1: [NW/G3] Seleucus is an admirable little 27-mile crater sitting by itself
The week of June 14-20 takes us from Lunar Day 4 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the craters Sabine & Ritter, located near the S.W. shore of Tranquillity. Sabine & Ritter: [NE/J11] About 60 miles west of
The week of June 7 – 13 takes us from Lunar Day 27 to Day 3. This week we will highlight the lunar basin Grimaldi, located near the western limb of the Moon. Grimaldi has a very dark floor and
The week of June 29-July 5 takes us from Lunar Day 9 to Day 16. This week we will highlight Mare Imbrium, viewable throughout the week. Mare Imbrium: [±NW/F8] The Imbrium basin was created 3.9 billion years ago when an
The week of June 22-28 takes us from Lunar Day 2 to Day 8. This week we will highlight the crater Messier, viewable on Wednesday evening. Messier1: [SE/K14] One of my favorite objects on the Moon is a small pair
The week of June 15-21 takes us from Lunar Day 24 to New Moon. This week we will highlight the crater Gassendi, viewable early Tuesday morning. Gassendi: [SW/L5; L=40°W] Three generations of crater age can be easily observed on Mare
The week of June 8-14 takes us from Lunar Day 18 to Day 23. This week we will highlight Sinus Iridum, viewable early Sunday morning. Sinus Iridum: [NW/E6] Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows), located in the northwest sector of
The week of June 1-7 takes us from Lunar Day 10 to Day 17. This week we will highlight two rilles: Rima Hesiodus and Rimae Ramsden. Rima Hesiodus: [SW/N7-M8; L=20°W] The linear rille Rima Hesiodus is a graben (a special
The week of June 24-30 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the crater Longomontanus, viewable on Tuesday and Wednesday in the very early morning. Longomontanus: [SW/P7] Take a look at Longomontanus, just southwest