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Moon : Rima Hesiodus and Pitatus crater

by

P.Lazzarotti/Novapix

Reference

a-lun02-00346

Date

2010-02-08

Rima Hesiodus (top of image) is a 300 km long rille. At right is the Pitatus crater (about 98km diameter) with craters Gauricus and Wurzelbauer below. At left is the crater Capuanus. Image taken on august 14 2009, the day following the last quarter of the moon.