Posidonius Crater by Andromeda31

Photography • Space • posted on May 20, 2006

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Description

This is a view of Posidonius Crater(center), a walled plain with a small central crater. It is 95 km in diameter and is located between Mare Serenitatis and Lacus Somniorum (Lake of Dreams). The area that is circled(center & above Posidonius) is Ching-Te (reign name of a Chinese emperor). This area is surrounded by massifs; it looks peculiarly dark even in the full moon. Apollo 17 landed near Ching-Te on Dec 11. 1972. To the right of them are the Serpentine Ridges located in Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity). ***Thanks For Looking*** ***Rick***

Comments (13)

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TomDart

9:12AM | Sat, 20 May 2006

This is a fine astronomical shot..we do not see many here. Thanks.

glennn23

9:25AM | Sat, 20 May 2006

Always nice to see this kind of image here! Thank you! +++

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Dotthy

10:10AM | Sat, 20 May 2006

stunning capture!!!!!!!!!

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Onslow

10:35AM | Sat, 20 May 2006

Superb astronomical photography !

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Chaos911

12:03PM | Sat, 20 May 2006

wow, what a super super work!!!! excellently done!!! :)

jared99

1:20PM | Sat, 20 May 2006

Excellent image, and interesting info too!

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jcv2

1:57PM | Sat, 20 May 2006

Wowow, stunning capture of the moon! How did you shoot this, do you have access to the Hubble Telescope!? LOL! Fantastic work, incredible details, breathtaking!

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