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Monday, 18 April 2011

Mare Crisium

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 03/10/2010
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture


        Mare Crisium (the "Sea of Depression") is located in the Crisium basin, north-east of Mare Tranquillitatis. It dates from pre-Imbrian period, 4.55 - 3.85 billion years ago. This Mare has a size of 555 km (345 miles) in diameter . It has a very flat floor, with a ring of wrinkles on its external borders. Craters that were largely buried under deposits of other materials, lies on south.
Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 14/11/2010
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture

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