Undest

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Undest

(disallowed name; appears on maps as Mons Undest, but not approved in either form; formerly known as Lambert Gamma)

Lat: 26.5°N, Long: 18.5°W, Diam: 7 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 20

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AS15-M-1152 The feature formerly called Lambert Gamma, and provisionally renamed Mons Undest (a name not allowed by the IAU) is the shadow casting (and somewhat nose-shaped) hill below the "B" arrow. The large crater on the left is Lambert. The "A" and "B" arrows are pointing to parts of Dorsa Stille (on whose page the remaining nomenclature is explained).

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

  • There are two orbital Hasselblads of Mons Undest. They are: AS15-81-11027 and AS15-81-11029. An interesting Fairchild-mapping (metric) photograph, also made by Apollo 15, is AS15-M-1552 which shows Mons Undest near the lower left corner (can't miss it!).
  • Mons Undest was also captured on several of Apollo 17's orbital ITEK-panoramic frames, such as AS17-P-3071 (scroll to the right).
  • Research orbital Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 photography: Danny Caes


Maps

(LAC zone 40B4) LAC map Geologic map LTO map

Description


Additional Information

  • The position and diameter given at the top of the page are for the disallowed name Undest as listed in the IAU Planetary Gazetteer.
  • Observed by T.W.Webb and Hunt as a bright star (glittering on the terminator like a star with rays); see page 124 in Webb's Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (Volume 1: The Solar System, chapter THE MOON). - DannyCaes Jul 6, 2015


Nomenclature


LPOD Articles

Lambert R Lambert region

Bibliography