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Moon : Rima Hesiodus and Pitatus crater

author: P.Lazzarotti/Novapix

reference: a-lun02-00346

Image Size 300 DPI: 11 * 8 cm

Rima Hesiodus (top of image) is a 300 km long rille. At right is the Pitatus crater (about 98km diameter) with craters Gauricus and Wurzelbauer below. At left is the crater Capuanus. Image taken on august 14 2009, the day following the last quarter of the moon.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ASTRONOMY - BLACK AND WHITE - CRATER - GAURICUS - HESIODUS - IMPACT CRATER - MOON - PITATUS - RILLE - RIMA HESIODUS - SATELLITE - WURZELBAUER -