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1.10.2004 |
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Composite image of the Moon in color. |
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13.3.2005 |
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A cresent Moon. |
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23.5.2007 |
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Composite image of the Moon. |
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21.10.2013 |
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Composite image of the Moon. Testing my Canon 550D. |
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Aristoteles 8.3.2014 |
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Aristoteles lies near the southern edge of the Mare Frigoris and to the east of the Montes Alpes mountain range. It has a diameter of 87 km and a depth of 3,3 km. |
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Clavius 9.4.2014 |
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Clavius is one of the largest crater formations on the Moon, and it is the third largest crater on the visible near side. It has a diameter of 225 km and depth of 3,5 km. |
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Plato 9.4.2014 |
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Plato is an ancient lava-filled crater. It is located on the northeastern shore of the Mare Imbrium. It has a diameter of 109 km and a depth of one km. |
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Copernicus 9.4.2014 |
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Copernicus is located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum, It typifies craters that formed during the Copernican period in that it has a prominent ray system that extends as far as 800 km. |
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Copernicus 9.4.2014 |
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Same crater a little over an hour later. The shadows on the crater floor have changed a little. |
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Theophilus 14.4.2015 |
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Theophilus is a crater with a large central peak. The rim of Theophilus has a wide, terraced inner surface that shows indications of landslips. It is 14,000 feet deep with massive walls. The central peak is about 2 kilometers high. |
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Posidonius 14.4.2015 |
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Posidonius is located on the north-eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis. The rim of Posidonius is shallow and obscured, especially on the western edge, and the interior has been overlain by a lava flow in the past. |
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Neper 27.10.2015 |
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Neper is located near the eastern limb of the Moon and can be viewed well only during a suitable libration. It is 137 km wide and 2 km deep with a high sharp central peak. |
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Albategnius 3.11.2015 |
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Albategnius is located in the central highlands. It is 129 km wide and 4,4 km deep with a 1,5 km high central peak. |
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Clavius 3.11.2015 |
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Clavius seen with the Sun shining from the opposite direction compared to the 9.4.2014 picture. |
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Southern Moon and Clavius 3.11.2015 |
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A composite of the southern regions of Moon. Link to a full size image. |
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Copernicus 5.11.2015 |
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Copernicus with long shadows. |
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Sinus iridum 5.11.2015 |
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Sinus Iridum is a basalt filled ancient crater 236 km wide. |
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Pythagoras 5.11.2015 |
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Pythagoras is a 130 km wide crater with a 1,5 km double central peak. It is located near the northwestern limb of the Moon. |
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Väisälä 23.11.2015 |
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Väisälä is a small 8 km crater named after famous Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä. Väisälä lies just to the west of the Rupes Toscanelli fault line, and the Rimae Aristarchus rille system. |
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Schickard 23.11.2015 |
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Schickard is a 227 km wide crater with depth of 1,5 km It has clearly visible albedo markings on the crater floor. |
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Gassendi 23.11.2015 |
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Gassendi is a lava filled crater at the northern edge of Mare Humorum. Its floor is criss-crossed with a rille system named the Rimae Gassendi. |
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Schiller 23.11.2015 |
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Schiller is an elongated crater 179 km long and 71 km wide in the southwestern sector of the Moon. |
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Moon mosaic 23.11.2015 |
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A big stretch showing craters with bright line systems typical to Copernican period of the Moon. |
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