January 31, 2020
February 2020 The Lunar Observer
The February 2020 issue of The Lunar Observer, newsletter of the ALPO Lunar Topographical Studies & Selected Areas Program, and the Lunar Geological Change program is available by clicking here. Back issues are also available at http://moon.scopesandscapes.com. In the February 2020 issue of The Lunar Observer, before telling what is in this issue, look at who is in this issue. Contributions were received from 22 observers in 7 countries! I am thrilled that we are reaching that many lunar observers. In this issue you will find articles about the craters Galle and Clausius by Robert Hayes Jr., the crater Nöggerath by Alberto Anunziato, lunar domes in the Maraldi D region by Raffaello Lena, Maximilian Teodorescu and Jim Phillips, a discussion of whether Bliss, (formally Plato A) is a banded crater by Alberto Anunziato and Francisco A. Cardinalli, an in depth look at a light cone in the crater Hesiodus and discussions of lunar landscapes by Rik Hill, Howard Eskildsen and David Teske. The pages are graced by many stunning lunar drawings and images, all taken by amateur astronomers. Tony Cook provide another thorough look at lunar geologic change. Enjoy and have fun observing our nearest neighbor in space.
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David Teske
Acting Coordinator, Lunar Topographic Studies Program
Assn of Lunar & Planetary Observers
January 07, 2020
Lunar Domes near Maraldi D:
a preliminary report
Eight lunar domes, located near the crater Maraldi D in the northern region of the Cauchy shield, have been imaged and studied. The morphometric characteristics of these domes have been examined by making use of a combined photoclinometry and shape from shading approach and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) WAC image, including LOLA DEM data set. The domes are named C35-C42.Thus during our lunar domes survey (thirteen years, since 2006) we have classified a total of fifty-six domes in the wide Cauchy shield. click here for the preliminary report
A full spectral analysis based on Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper is in progress. The Lunar Domes section encourages more high-resolution imagery of this wide lunar region so that we can have more data to identify further lunar domes not characterized in the morphometric and spectral properties yet.
Raffaello Lena
Coordinator, Lunar Domes Program
Assn of Lunar and Planetary Observers
January 02, 2020
January 2020 The Lunar Observer available
The January 2020 issue of The Lunar Observer, newsletter of the ALPO Lunar Topographical Studies & Selected Areas Program, and the Lunar Geological Change program is available at https://alpo-astronomy.org/lunarblog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tlo-january.pdf. Back issues are also available at http://moon.scopesandscapes.com. In the January 2020 issue of The Lunar Observer, you will find an extensive Focus-On article about craters Plato and Theophilus by Jerry Hubbell. Rik Hill covers some complicated regions of the lunar highlands with his four articles and stunning images. Howard Eskildsen continues his research and imaging of lunar domes near Vitruvius and Cauchy, Kies, Gambart, Capuanus and Lansberg D. David Teske delves into the area near Billy and Flamsteed with a whimsical character. Tony Cook presents another thorough article about lunar change. As always, several observers contributed many sharp images for our recent topographic studies. Tours of the lunar topography are presented in short articles, drawings, and images throughout this issue. Enjoy and have fun observing our nearest neighbor in space.
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David Teske
Acting Coordinator, Lunar Topographic Studies Program
Assn of Lunar & Planetary Observers
