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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/normal_lacus-mortis-clem1.jpg [[Image:Normal_lacus-mortis-clem1.jpg|external image normal_lacus-mortis-clem1.jpg]]]<br /> Source of orbital photograph''':''' [[Clementine|Clementine]] -- processed by [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-486 Paolo Amoroso].<br /> '''Lacus Mortis''' is the dark [[mare|mare]]-like area in the center. On its floor are [[B%C3%BCrg|Bürg]]''',''' [[Rimae%20B%C3%BCrg|Rimae Bürg]]''',''' and the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Lacus+Mortis+Fault Lacus Mortis Fault].<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Lacus%20Mortis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Lacus%20Mortis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Lacus%20Mortis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Lacus%20Mortis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> | ||
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==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 26B1)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac26/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I705/ Geologic map]<br /> <br /> [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3212 IAU page]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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* Mare area of 34,000 km^2 according to measurements by [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/MareAreas.htm Jim Whitford-Stark]. | * Mare area of 34,000 km^2 according to measurements by [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/MareAreas.htm Jim Whitford-Stark]. | ||
| − | * The '''pasty''' region at Lacus Mortis<br /> As pointed out in [https://lpod.wikispaces.com/March%2026%2C%202010 LPOD 26 March 2010], a portion of the highlands west of '''Lacus Mortis''' take on a 'pasty-looking' appearance that has yet to be explained. The two images below show the region under different lighting conditions ''(left)'' easterly-lit, ''(right)'' westerly-lit. Both images were taken from the ''[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/index.html LROC]'' series having WAC Nos. [http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M116166990ME M116166990ME] and [http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M119694019ME M119694019ME] respectively. Each was calibrated by the [https://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Utility%20Programs#WAC_Viewer LROC_WAC_Previewer]. ''Click image for larger view.''<span class="membersnap">- | + | * The '''pasty''' region at Lacus Mortis<br /> As pointed out in [https://lpod.wikispaces.com/March%2026%2C%202010 LPOD 26 March 2010], a portion of the highlands west of '''Lacus Mortis''' take on a 'pasty-looking' appearance that has yet to be explained. The two images below show the region under different lighting conditions ''(left)'' easterly-lit, ''(right)'' westerly-lit. Both images were taken from the ''[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/index.html LROC]'' series having WAC Nos. [http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M116166990ME M116166990ME] and [http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/view_lroc/LRO-L-LROC-2-EDR-V1.0/M119694019ME M119694019ME] respectively. Each was calibrated by the [https://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Utility%20Programs#WAC_Viewer LROC_WAC_Previewer]. ''Click image for larger view.''<span class="membersnap">- JohnMoore2</span> |
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| − | * [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=4818&fullsize=1 [[Image: | + | * [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=4818&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_lacus-mortis-pasty.jpg|external image normal_lacus-mortis-pasty.jpg]]] |
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
* The IAU name is Latin for "Lake of Death". | * The IAU name is Latin for "Lake of Death". | ||
| − | * This feature was Catalog number 658 in the ''[ | + | * This feature was Catalog number 658 in the ''[[Collated%20List|Collated List]]'' and in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]'', where the name is attributed to [[Riccioli|Riccioli]]. |
* A previously undetected ridge which runs from the part of the '''Montes Caucasus''' near '''Eudoxus''' toward the southern rim of '''Lacus Mortis''' (over the couple '''Plana''' and '''Mason''') to '''Williams''' is unofficially called '''''Shannen Ridge''''' by Maurice Collins (with Charles Wood co-author of the ''21st Century Atlas of the Moon''). The name '''''Shannen Ridge''''' is incorporated on chart 9 of this atlas. | * A previously undetected ridge which runs from the part of the '''Montes Caucasus''' near '''Eudoxus''' toward the southern rim of '''Lacus Mortis''' (over the couple '''Plana''' and '''Mason''') to '''Williams''' is unofficially called '''''Shannen Ridge''''' by Maurice Collins (with Charles Wood co-author of the ''21st Century Atlas of the Moon''). The name '''''Shannen Ridge''''' is incorporated on chart 9 of this atlas. | ||
* '''''Dorsum Burg''''' (an unofficial name from D.Caes for the wrinkle ridge at the western part of '''Burg''''s rim, running from the northern to the southern parts of the rim of '''Lacus Mortis'''). | * '''''Dorsum Burg''''' (an unofficial name from D.Caes for the wrinkle ridge at the western part of '''Burg''''s rim, running from the northern to the southern parts of the rim of '''Lacus Mortis'''). | ||
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[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/November_26,_2006 Hiding a Mouse.]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/July_30,_2006 A Stained Death]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/January_30,_2004 Lake of Death]<br /> [https://lpod.wikispaces.com/March%2026%2C%202010 Tidbits of Strangeness]<br /> <br /> | [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/November_26,_2006 Hiding a Mouse.]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/July_30,_2006 A Stained Death]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/January_30,_2004 Lake of Death]<br /> [https://lpod.wikispaces.com/March%2026%2C%202010 Tidbits of Strangeness]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Lunar 100== | ==Lunar 100== | ||
| − | [ | + | [[Lunar%20100|L34]]: Strange crater with rille & ridge.<br /> <br /> |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* Wood, C.A. 12/2005. Exploring the Moon. ''S&T'' 110(6):63-64 | * Wood, C.A. 12/2005. Exploring the Moon. ''S&T'' 110(6):63-64 | ||
* Drawing and text by Alika Herring. ''S&T'' April 1960, p. 357. | * Drawing and text by Alika Herring. ''S&T'' April 1960, p. 357. | ||
| − | * Hill, Harold. ''[ | + | * Hill, Harold. ''[[A%20Portfolio%20of%20Lunar%20Drawings|A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings]]'', pages 18, 19 (see also: [[B%C3%BCrg|Bürg]]). |
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 16 April 2018
Contents
Lacus Mortis
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Lat: 45.0°N, Long: 27.2°E, Diam: 151 km, Depth: km, Rükl 14 |
Source of orbital photograph: Clementine -- processed by Paolo Amoroso.
Lacus Mortis is the dark mare-like area in the center. On its floor are Bürg, Rimae Bürg, and the Lacus Mortis Fault.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 26B1) LAC map Geologic map
IAU page
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Mare area of 34,000 km^2 according to measurements by Jim Whitford-Stark.
- The pasty region at Lacus Mortis
As pointed out in LPOD 26 March 2010, a portion of the highlands west of Lacus Mortis take on a 'pasty-looking' appearance that has yet to be explained. The two images below show the region under different lighting conditions (left) easterly-lit, (right) westerly-lit. Both images were taken from the LROC series having WAC Nos. M116166990ME and M119694019ME respectively. Each was calibrated by the LROC_WAC_Previewer. Click image for larger view.- JohnMoore2
Nomenclature
- The IAU name is Latin for "Lake of Death".
- This feature was Catalog number 658 in the Collated List and in the original IAU nomenclature of Named Lunar Formations, where the name is attributed to Riccioli.
- A previously undetected ridge which runs from the part of the Montes Caucasus near Eudoxus toward the southern rim of Lacus Mortis (over the couple Plana and Mason) to Williams is unofficially called Shannen Ridge by Maurice Collins (with Charles Wood co-author of the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon). The name Shannen Ridge is incorporated on chart 9 of this atlas.
- Dorsum Burg (an unofficial name from D.Caes for the wrinkle ridge at the western part of Burg's rim, running from the northern to the southern parts of the rim of Lacus Mortis).
LROC Featured Images
LPOD Articles
Hiding a Mouse.
A Stained Death
Lake of Death
Tidbits of Strangeness
Lunar 100
L34: Strange crater with rille & ridge.
Bibliography
- Wood, C.A. 12/2005. Exploring the Moon. S&T 110(6):63-64
- Drawing and text by Alika Herring. S&T April 1960, p. 357.
- Hill, Harold. A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings, pages 18, 19 (see also: Bürg).
