[meteorite-list] What is this lunar crater?

From: G. Nicula <treasurehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 22 21:16:02 2006
Message-ID: <005301c6c651$a400e310$6401a8c0_at_JOSHUA>

Short blurb on Messier and Messier A with a nice hi-res link.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch5.2.htm

George Nicula


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> "Anyone have a name/location for the crater in the photo with this
> article,
> where the meteoroid apparently skidded across the surface, and maybe
> bounced
> once?"
>
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/05/0509_020509_glassmeteorite.html
>
> Hello Darren and List,
>
> These are Messier and Messier A. Messier is an oval crater ( 9 x 11 km).
> Messier A is two circular craters (the "younger" one sits on and thus
> hides part of the "older" crater). This double crater measures 11 x 13 km
> and this is the one in the NASA picture that displays these two straight,
> narrow rays up to a distance of 120 km! Look for it in Mare Fecundidatis
> 3-4 days after the Moon is new or 3-4 days after full moon because then
> this interesting feature is close to the terminator (No, not Arnold from
> Austria ;-) and can thus be seen at its best!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bernd
>
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