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Old April 24th 07, 02:19 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy,sci.astro.amateur
Chris L Peterson
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:03:57 +0100, Pete Lawrence
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Hi all,

This is an 11 mosaic image of the crater Humboldt that lives in the
libration zone close to the eastern limb of the Moon.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/c...boldt_flat.jpg


I'm assuming this crater is typical of many, but the oblique view and
high resolution are showing morphology I've not seen before in any
other. Fascinating.

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