Moon : Mare Orientale and Grimaldi
author: P.Lazzarotti/Novapix
reference: a-lun02-87001
Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 10 cm
A remarkable libration helped to catch the elusive mare Orientale at its best. Also visible are Montes Cordillera, the bright crater Byrgius A on the bottom-left corner and the dark Grimaldi basin on the bottom-right corner; in the middle, the neverending Sirsalis rille.
Panorama of three images taken on august 12, 2009, one day before last quarter of the moon.