Aristarchus and Marius Hills

The region around the bright crater Aristarchus is a favorite part of the moon for me.

This is a detail from the image below, the terracing on the inside of bright Aristarchus is sligthly visible. The Schröter Valley is a channel created by lava flows.

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Right next to Aristarchus is the winding Schröter Valley, the whole Aristaruchus Plateau is raised by volcanic forces and has a brownish tint in color images or when viewed directly at the eyepiece. Click on the image below to view an larger version.

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Another detail of the image above, the pockmarks are actually called Marius Hills and are volcanic domes in the vicinity of the crater Marius.

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A view of the south polar region on the moon:

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The same image above with the major craters labelled

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