Posidonius, is an impact crater located to the edge of Mare Serenitatis, it is aprroximately 95 kilometres in diameter and 2.3 kilometres deep. The crater has been flooded with lava and shows later superimposed cratering and a rills.
Endymion is a larger impact which lies near the northeast lunar limb. It sits to the east of Mare Frigoris and north of Lacus Temporis. Endymion is approximately 125 kilometres in diameter and 2.6 kilometres deep. The impact craters; Hercules and Atlas may be seen located between Endymion and Posidonius.
The 'bright white' ray structure to the east of crater Atlas does not appear to be named on our Moon Atlas . Our sponsors, Anita and George Roberts, have unofficially named it 'Felix Ridge' in recognition of their eldest grandson's 16th Birthday. Happy Birthday Felix from all the team at the Jodrell Plank Observatory"! - Kurt Thrust acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.
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