South Polar Moon
Taken by Howard Eskildsen on March 23, 2019 @
Ocala, Florida, USA
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Date Taken: 2019:03:31 08:02:18
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This south-favoring libration shows the nicely-preserved Moretus on the lower left image with its sharp central peak. To its right, at the lower central image lies tired, old Simpelius with three associated smaller craters above it that resemble a three-toed dog footprint. To its lower right the next, slightly larger, crater is Schomberger. Below that, two smaller bright craters step downward towards Scott. The south pole lies in the darkness between a imaginary line drawn downward from Scott and one from Moretus.
The upper portion of the photo shows the old, worn craters of the Southern Highlands that seem partly filled by bright material, possibly ejecta from more recent impacts. On the upper left, bright rays from Tycho (not on image) streak across a trio of craters, Licetus, Heraclitus, and Cuvier, which form a group resembling a big-eared rodent. I use this little grouping for orientation when observing this part of the Moon.
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