Marginis Swirl

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Marginis Swirl (swirl field near Al-Biruni and Goddard)

(unofficial name)

Lat: 15°N, Long: 88°E, Diam: 400 km, Depth: 0 km, Rukl: III

goddard-swirl-LO4-18-h2.jpgMarginis_swirls.jpg
left: LO4-18-h2 . right: LROC . Big craters in the area are dark floored Goddard at lower center and Al-Biruni at top right .

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Apollo 8 image

Maps

(LAC zone 64A1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Description: Wikipedia

Ibn Yunus

Additional Information


Nomenclature

Location of swirl on mare.

LPOD Articles


Bibliography

APOLLO OVER THE MOON: A VIEW FROM ORBIT, Chapter 7: Unusual Features (Part 2), Figure 247.
Testa, Bridget Mintz; A Swirl of Moondust, ASTRONOMY October 1994, pages 28 to 35 (page 31 contains a scheme of the Mare Marginis swirl-field).