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Southern Terminator
This image shows the southern terminator of the Moon in the vicinity of the South Pole. The image was captured on February 1, 2023, at 21:49 PST with a C9.25 Edge HD and ASI678mc.
Interestingly, the most recently named lunar feature, Mons Mouton, is visible in the image (see cropped labeled image ). This large mesa-like mountain (informally known as Leibnitz Beta) was named for NASA mathematician Melba Mouton. The NASA press release states that the feature rises 20,000 feet above its surroundings, although it is actually >10km (over 30,000ft) taller than the nearby crater floors as measured with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data (credit "Lunar QuickMap"). Mons Mouton is one of several proposed landing sites for Artemis III.
The image also includes the popular craters Tycho and Clavius, as well as the somewhat less well known yet impressive Moretus, which is over 5km deep with a central peak rising >2km.
Technical details:
February 1, 2023, 21:49 PST
San Diego, CA
C9.25 Edge HD telescope
ASI678mc camera
500 frames stacked
Southern Terminator
This image shows the southern terminator of the Moon in the vicinity of the South Pole. The image was captured on February 1, 2023, at 21:49 PST with a C9.25 Edge HD and ASI678mc.
Interestingly, the most recently named lunar feature, Mons Mouton, is visible in the image (see cropped labeled image ). This large mesa-like mountain (informally known as Leibnitz Beta) was named for NASA mathematician Melba Mouton. The NASA press release states that the feature rises 20,000 feet above its surroundings, although it is actually >10km (over 30,000ft) taller than the nearby crater floors as measured with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data (credit "Lunar QuickMap"). Mons Mouton is one of several proposed landing sites for Artemis III.
The image also includes the popular craters Tycho and Clavius, as well as the somewhat less well known yet impressive Moretus, which is over 5km deep with a central peak rising >2km.
Technical details:
February 1, 2023, 21:49 PST
San Diego, CA
C9.25 Edge HD telescope
ASI678mc camera
500 frames stacked