Difference between revisions of "Mare Marginis"
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| − | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=168&fullsize=1 [[Image: | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=168&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_Marginis-Mare-iv165-h3.jpg|external image normal_Marginis-Mare-iv165-h3.jpg]]][http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=2340&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_Marginis_Basin_LIDAR_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Marginis_Basin_LIDAR_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> Left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-168 LOIV-165-H3]'', Right: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2340 Clementine]'', Clementine LIDAR Altimeter texture from [http://pdsmaps.wr.usgs.gov/PDS/public/explorer/html/lidrlvls.htm PDS Map-a-Planet] remapped to north-up aerial view by [http://www.henriksucla.dk/ LTVT]. The dot is the center position and the white circle the main ring position from Chuck Wood's [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/Lunar%20Basins.htm Impact Basin Database]. Grid spacing = 10 degrees.<br /> <br /> <div id="toc"> |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mare%20Marginis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Mare%20Marginis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Mare%20Marginis Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mare%20Marginis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Mare%20Marginis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Mare%20Marginis Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 63B2)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_63.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto63b2_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br /> |
| − | ==[ | + | ==[[Lunar%20Basins|Basin Classification]]== |
(description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/Lunar%20Basins.htm Impact Basin Database])<br /> | (description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/Lunar%20Basins.htm Impact Basin Database])<br /> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Marginis Mare Marginis]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Marginis Mare Marginis]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | * A [ | + | * A [[swirl|swirl]] of 50,000 km^2 is associated with the northern end of the mare ([http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1230.pdf Hughes and others, 2006]) |
* Mare area of 64,900 km^2 according to measurements by [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/MareAreas.htm Jim Whitford-Stark]. | * Mare area of 64,900 km^2 according to measurements by [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/MareAreas.htm Jim Whitford-Stark]. | ||
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The IAU feature name means "Sea of the Edge".<br /> | The IAU feature name means "Sea of the Edge".<br /> | ||
| − | * Named by Franz: Whitaker: ''[ | + | * Named by Franz: Whitaker: ''[[Mapping%20and%20Naming%20the%20Moon|Mapping and Naming the Moon]]'', p 225. |
* The impact basin is named after the mare. | * The impact basin is named after the mare. | ||
| − | * A set of dark mare-like regions west of '''Mare Marginis''' and east of [ | + | * A set of dark mare-like regions west of '''Mare Marginis''' and east of [[Alhazen|Alhazen]] - [[Hansen|Hansen]] has been unofficially named '''''Lacus Risus Felis''''' by Charles Wood (''Sky and Telescope'', June 2000, p. 118; and [[Wood%2C%202003|Wood, 2003]] -- see [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/October_9,_2004 LPOD link], below). |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/October_9,_2004 Marginal Maria] [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+17%2C+2009 Beyond the Cat's Smile] (''Lacus Risus Felis'' and Mare Marginis)<br /> <br /> | [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/October_9,_2004 Marginal Maria] [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+17%2C+2009 Beyond the Cat's Smile] (''Lacus Risus Felis'' and Mare Marginis)<br /> <br /> | ||
==Lunar 100== | ==Lunar 100== | ||
| − | [ | + | [[Lunar%20100|L100]]: Possible magnetic field deposits ([[swirl|swirl]])<br /> <br /> |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Wood, C.A. 11/2005. Mysteries of the Eastern Limb. S&T 110(5):62-63<br /> <br /> <br /> | Wood, C.A. 11/2005. Mysteries of the Eastern Limb. S&T 110(5):62-63<br /> <br /> <br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:03, 16 April 2018
Contents
Marginis Basin
(unofficial name; IAU feature name for central 420 km of mare: Mare Marginis)
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Lat: 13.3°N, Long: 86.1°E, Main ring diam: 580 km, Depth: km, Rükl 38 |
Left: LOIV-165-H3, Right: Clementine, Clementine LIDAR Altimeter texture from PDS Map-a-Planet remapped to north-up aerial view by LTVT. The dot is the center position and the white circle the main ring position from Chuck Wood's Impact Basin Database. Grid spacing = 10 degrees.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 63B2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
LTO map
Basin Classification
(description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) Impact Basin Database)
| Certainty of Existence |
USGS Age |
Wilhelms Age Group |
Ring Diameters |
Mare Thickness |
Mascon |
| Uncertain |
Pre-Nectarian |
2 |
580 |
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- A swirl of 50,000 km^2 is associated with the northern end of the mare (Hughes and others, 2006)
- Mare area of 64,900 km^2 according to measurements by Jim Whitford-Stark.
Nomenclature
The IAU feature name means "Sea of the Edge".
- Named by Franz: Whitaker: Mapping and Naming the Moon, p 225.
- The impact basin is named after the mare.
- A set of dark mare-like regions west of Mare Marginis and east of Alhazen - Hansen has been unofficially named Lacus Risus Felis by Charles Wood (Sky and Telescope, June 2000, p. 118; and Wood, 2003 -- see LPOD link, below).
LPOD Articles
Marginal Maria Beyond the Cat's Smile (Lacus Risus Felis and Mare Marginis)
Lunar 100
L100: Possible magnetic field deposits (swirl)
Bibliography
Wood, C.A. 11/2005. Mysteries of the Eastern Limb. S&T 110(5):62-63
