Moon
Taken by Howard Eskildsen on October 11, 2019 @
Ocala, Florida, USA
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Date Taken: 2019:10:13 07:41:45
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Mons Hansteen is the arrowhead-shaped mountain complex at the center of the image, which is a volcanic dome composed of high-viscosity lavas. Crater Hansteen is the floor-fractured crater above and to the left of the mons. The crater Billy lies just below the mons and has a dark, basalt-covered floor. The namesake, Christopher Hansteen, was a Norwegian astronomer and geophysicist born in the 18th century, who discovered variations in the Earth's magnetic field. Crater Billy was named by Riccioli for the 17th century French mathematician and astronomer/astrologer, Jacques Billy. who also believed in mysterious cometary influence.
(Information from Virtual Moon Atlas. )
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