The week of November 28 – December 4 takes us from Lunar Day 6 to Day 12. This week we will highlight the moon craters Aristoteles & Julius Caesar, found in the NE quadrant of the Field Map. Aristoteles: [NE/D11;
This week we will highlight the moon crater Taruntius, located on the north shore of the Sea of Fertiliuty. Taruntius: [NE/J14; L=47°E] Taruntius is a wonderful example of a floor-fractured crater (FFC). Take a close look at it. Once you
This week we will highlight the Hippalus rilles on the moon, viewable early Wednesday morning, and the Leonid meteor shower. Rimae Hippalus: [SW/M6] On the east shore of Mare Humorum, you will find the remnant of the moon crater Hippalus,
The week of November 7-13 takes us from Lunar Day 15 to Day 20. This week we will highlight the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Oppel on the moon and the lunar eclipse. Dorsum Oppel: [NE/H15; L=53°E] As the lava cooled following
The week of October 31 – November 6 takes us from Lunar Day 7 to Day 13. This week we will highlight the Apennine Mountain range, located on the Field Map at [NW/G9] and viewable Tuesday evening, and Rupes Recta,
The week of November 29-December 5 takes us from Day 24 to Day 1. This week we will highlight the de Gasparis rilles and the Marius Hills, viewable between 4:00 AM and 5:00 on Tuesday morning. de Gasparis rilles: [SW/M4]
The week of November 22-28 takes us from Day 18 to Day 23. This week we will highlight Mare Nectaris, best viewable on Tuesday night. Mare Nectaris: [SE/L13; L=36°E] The Nectaris basin was excavated 3.9 billion years ago. The oldest
The week of November 15-21 takes us from Day 12 to Day 17. This week we will highlight Mare Frigoris. Mare Frigoris: [NW-NE/D6-13; L=54°W] This is the only mare patch that isn’t even roughly circular, although its northern boundary has
The week of November 8-14 takes us from Day 5 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the moon crater Maurolycus and a feature informally referred to as “The Lunar X,” both viewable on Thursday evening, Day 8. Maurolycus:
The week of November 1-7 takes us from Day 26 to Day 3. This week we will highlight the moon crater Hevelius and the lunar basin Grimaldi located near the western limb of the Moon and viewable before sunrise on