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Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Rheita and Metius craters



Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, 20mm plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 09/02/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture

      Craters aligned to the top of the photo from left to right: Rheita E ( elongated), Rheita (70 km.) Metius (88 km.) and Fabricius (78 km.)
       Rheita E, the left and elongated in the picture, has a shape similar to another crater in my opinion ,is about Schiller crater, but Rheita is like in miniature.      Rheita -the next one,is an impact crater located in the south-west of the Moon. . Eastern edge overlaps with Rheita Vallis, a valley stretching over 200 kilometers.


Below is the east surface of the Moon to help localize the craters.

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