Vallis Schröteri
© Philipp Salzgeber
This image was taken through my 5,1" Newton telescope
with a Nikon Coolpix 950 digital camera. Compare it to the image
of the same area taken with a Sony Hi8 Camcorder through
the same telescope.
The Crater Aristarchus (40km diameter) is one of the brightest
areas on the moon, it is probably about 500 million years old
(young - in lunar terms), in contrast Herodotus is an ancient
crater. The Vallis Schröteri is about 1000 meters deep
and describes a rough half-circle of 160 km length
If you want to take a closer look, check these Images taken
by Apollo Astronauts:
An image of the Aristarchus
Plateau with Lunar & Planetary Lab (Tucson) 61" telescope
in 1965
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