Highland
JTC-1108
Mare Imbrium
Set against a wrinkle ridge, a frozen buckle in lava that cooled three billion years ago. The ridge points toward the crater like a drawn arrow.
- Coordinates
- 31.50° N, 21.30° W
- Diameter
- 6.8 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 5.9 km
- Depth
- 1,060 m
- Terrain
- Plato foothills
- Tier
- Terminator
Terminator
JTC-2688
Mare Imbrium
48.20° N, 8.50° W
Below the dark, perfectly flooded floor of Plato, on the northern shore of the Sea of Showers beneath the Alpine Valley.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
Plato is a landmark for any observer. This ground sits just south of its wall, easy to locate.
Large craters that catch the sunrise line and throw kilometres of shadow.
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- Viewing notes for this crater
Where it sits
Its place on the near side
The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.
JTC-2688 lies at 48.20° N, 8.50° W, in Mare Imbrium. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.
1.0×
NEWAlso unclaimed
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