domenica 8 marzo 2015

Fracastorius region

Fracastorium dome (Fr 1)

by Paolo Lazzarotti

Dome
Longitude
Latitude
Diameter [km]
Heigth [m]
    Slope[°]
Fracastorius 


33.02°


-18.94°


37x27 ± 1


300-340 ± 50

    1.0 ± 0.01
    

Immediately to the north of the remnants of the northern crater wall lies a large and elongated lunar dome termed Fracastorius 1, with an evident vent on its surface. The dome belongs to class D and probably represents a non-monogetic dome likely formed during several stages of effusion, similar to the domes A2 and A3 near Arago (Arago alpha and beta).