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| The 3 Day old waxing crescent Moon showing the large craters Langrenus, Vendelinus and Petavius. - 127mm Meade Apo Refractor at f=900mm. QHY5L-11 colour planetary camera.Stacked video. - Credit Pip Stakkert. |
LANGRENUSL.U.N.: AA0886S06104E
L.U.N.REDUCED: 0886S06104
Name type: AA
Type: Crater
Geological period: Eratosthenian (From -3.2
billions years to -1.1 billions years)
Size:
Dimension: 133.0x133.0Km / 80.0x80.0Mi
Height: 2600.0' / 7900.0ft
Height/Wide ratio: 0.0197
Description:
Circular formation deformed to the South.
Very steep and tormented slopes supporting
Lohse Langrenus C and E to the South
Sommerville to the North-East and Acosta to the
North.
High walls with terraces deformed to the South.
Extensive flat floor more tormented to the
North-West. Double central mountain 1000 m high.
Hills and craterlets.
Observation:
Interest : Exceptional formation
Observation period: 3 days after New
Moon or 2 days after Full Moon
Minimal Instrument: 10x binoculars
Position:
Longitude: 61.038° East
Latitude: 8.860° South
Side: Nearside
Quadrant: South-East
Area: Moon East limb
VENDELINUSL.U.N.: AA1646S06155E
L.U.N.REDUCED: 1646S06155
Name type: AA
Type: Walled plain
Geological period: Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55
billions years to -3.92 billions years)
Size:
Dimension: 147.0x147.0Km / 89.0x89.0Mi
Description:
Circular formation deformed to the North-East.
Slopes crushed by Lohse to the North-West by
Lamé to the North-East by Holden to the South
and supporting Vendelinus F to the South-East.
Few high walls ridden by Vendelinus E to the
South.
Immense flat floor with numerous craterlets
whose Vendelinus H to the North and the trio
Vendelinus L Z & Y to the South. Hills and
crevices.
Observation:
Interest : Very interesting formation
Observation period: 3 days after New
Moon or 2 days after Full Moon
Minimal Instrument: 10x binoculars
Position:
Longitude: 61.546° East
Latitude: 16.458° South
Side: Nearside
Quadrant: South-East
Area: Moon East-South-East limb
PETAVIUSL.U.N.: AA2539S06078E
L.U.N.REDUCED: 2539S06078
Name type: AA
Type: Crater
Geological period: Lower Imbrian (From -3.85
billions years to -3.8 billions years)
Size:
Dimension: 177.0x177.0Km / 107.0x107.0Mi
Height: 3300.0' / 10000.0ft
Height/Wide ratio: 0.0186
Description:
Circular formation situated on the South bank of
Mare Fecunditatis.
Very steep and tormented slopes riddled with
craterlets and supporting Wrottesley to the
North-West Palitzsch Hase & Vallis Palitzsch to
the South-East and Petavius E to the South-West.
High walls with double terraces to the
South-West supporting Petavius C to the South
and a craterlet to the North-West.
Flat floor with Rimae Petavius and Petavius A to
the South-East. Central mountain 1700 m high.
Somber and white spots. Hills and craterlets
Observation:
Interest : Exceptional formation
Observation period: 3 days after New
Moon or 2 days after Full Moon
Minimal Instrument: 10x binoculars
Position:
Longitude: 60.778° East
Latitude: 25.391° South
Side: Nearside
Quadrant: South-East
Area: Mare Fecunditatis South edge
Credit: Virtual Moon Atlas
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