Visual astronomy Mare Humorum Video.

The first thing that crosses my mind when I think of Mare Humorum, is crater Gassendi (110 km) (minute 1:31), a crater shaped as a diamond ring, north west of this circular basin on thr Moon.

Not much to see on Mare Humorum but only many small craters which are spread on the smooth plateau with the exception of Puiseux (25 km), but on the edges we see features that can not be overlooked.

On the edge of east, west and south of the basin are large craters as Doppelmayer (64 km), Hippalus (58 km) south and east, both having similar shapes because they were partially flooded and a part of their edges disappeared under lava basin, leaving them with a semicircle form.

Age of the Moon: 11 days
Distance: 386 658 km
Phase: 85% (0% = New, 100% = full)



 

Optical Telescope Celestron C8 "-Newtonian plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video Mode: Full HD 1920x1080 progressive
Filter: no
Date: 23/03/2013
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

Mare Humorum. Image from 2010.

Posted in: Craters-Doppelmayer,Craters-Gassendi,Mare Humorum,Videos of the Moon