Hi,

I wondered if anyone could name the area that I have circled in this picture of the Moon?

Thanks

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Though I'm just starting to learn the Moon's geography...if that's Mare Fecunditatis, then it might be Colombo (the most prominent crater) and Goclenius (the separate, flatter crater above it).

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The photo shows the Moon inverted, as typically seen through a telescope.
The distinct, circular mare on the lower right is of course Mare Crisium.
In the center of the photo is Mare Fecunditatis, and the largest dark area,
at the bottom left, is Mare Tranquilitatis.

The three large craters circled are, from upper left to lower right, Catharina,
Cyrillus, and Theophilus. To the right of Catharina is Mare Nectaris. It is
surrounded by what appears on my map to be at least two concentric rings
of mountains. The innermost mountains between Mare Nectaris and Mare
Fecunditatis are the Pyrenees, and the outer ring on the opposite side of
Mare Nectaris, at the edge of the photo, to the left of and above the three
craters, is the Altai Scarp.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

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Thanks very much for the information.

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myths, dragons. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as
the here and now?"~John Lennon