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45 - Palus Epidemiarum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2012

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Palus Epidemiarum 32.0°S, 28.2°W

Lacus Timoris 38.8°S, 27.3°W

The ‘Marsh of Epidemics’ and the ‘Lake of Fear’ are irregularly shaped lava plains, which are about 290 km and 120 km across, respectively. Palus Epidemiarum is crossed by numerous rille systems, and Lacus Timoris is surrounded by mountain massifs.

Capuanus 34.1°S, 26.7°W

A lava-filled crater, 59 km in diameter. The crater floor is relatively smooth and exhibits a low ridge. In large telescopes, and with grazing illumination, two large volcanic domes are visible, one of which has a summit crater.

Mercator 29.3°S, 26.1°W

Campanus 28.0°S, 27.8°W

Two conspicuous craters whose outer walls are in direct contact and with nearly the same diameter (46 km and 48 km, respectively). Campanus has a small curved central peak. Two sections of a nondescript, but easily visible, rille run north-south between the crater walls. Rupes Mercator (30.0°S, 23.0°W), an escarpment about 180 km long, extends from the eastern wall of Mercator. A nameless rille runs away to the southeast.

Mee 43.7°S, 35.3°W

Mee is an almost completely destroyed crater, 126 km in diameter, with an irregular shape. Bright patches are visible on the crater's floor, possibly ejecta from the Tycho impact.

Hainzel 41.3°S, 33.5°W

The crater Hainzel borders directly onto Mee, to the north, and is certainly one of the most unusual lunar craters. It consists of three overlapping craters, giving it the shape of a peanut. The main crater, Hainzel, has a diameter of 70 km. It is overlapped by Hainzel A (53 km) and Hainzel C (38 km). Hainzel is the oldest of the three craters, with Hainzel C being formed later, and then Hainzel A.

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Print publication year: 2012

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