Astronomica Langrenus


Le pianure lunari - The Lunar Plains

 

Sinus   MEDII

  • Denominazione - Name................................. sinus Medii

  • Superficie - Surface.......................................20.000 kmq

  • Dove si trova.....................settore più centrale della Luna

  • Where it's located................in the centre of the lunar disk

 

  • A destra: Il Sinus Medii sul disco lunare

  • On right: The Sinus Medii on the lunar disk

Principali strutture - Main structures of Sinus Medii:

  • Solchi - Rimae:
  • rima Hyginus.........lenght 170 km - widt 4 km - depth. 870 mt
  • rimae in the Triesnecker crater area.
  • Crateri principali - Main craters:
  • Triesnecker......................................................28 km - 2900 mt
  • Hyginus.............................................................10 km -   820 mt
  • Ukert.................................................................23 km - 2900 mt
  • Pallas................................................................48 km - 1780 mt
  • Murchison.........................................................56 km - 1300 mt
  • Chladni.............................................................17 km - 2000 mt Reaumur...........................................................54 km - 1300 mt
  • Mosting.............................................................26 km - 3000 mt
  • Oppolzer...........................................................45 km
  • Seeliger..............................................................8 km - 1070 mt
  • Rhaeticus.........................................................45 km - 1550 mt
  • Dembowsky.....................................................21 km
  • Pianure confinanti - Neighbouring plains:
  • mare Vaporum....................................................30.000 kmq to north
  • sinus Aestuum............................................25.000 kmq to west

Images and articles about Sinus Medii:

Image  "A" Image  "B"

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