From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: December 4, 2006 3:15:03 PM MST
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] New Lunar Dome?
Hi Alan;
Chuck Wood thinks it's an unusually colored (i.e reddish so it's titanium poor) older lava flow, possibly part of Telemann Formation as described in the illustrations on page 163 and 164 of The Modern Moon (which I'm getting fro X-Mas). However he was not aware that it's elevated like that at all.
The only other shot of that area I've found on the web is
http://www.pbase.com/image/70273552
and it's a lot higher view and is not low level illuminated like my shot. However you can see that it is a slightly elevated area and that the northern end of it has some sharper humps which might be volcanic cones (the cones are pure conjecture on my part).
Too bad the seeing wasn't better.
I may try to image it and Rumker again tonight, to see if I can pick out any color differences.
That whole area on that approximate longitudinal line extending from Marius hills to Aristarchus to Mons Rumker up into Sinus Roris is volcanically interesting.
TTYL..
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On 4-Dec-06, at 10:06 AM, Alan Friedman wrote:
Hi Milton -
Interesting pictures - I am not familiar with this region. The region does appear to be referenced in Rukl's map 8 - perhaps the low sun angle is accentuating the appearance of the elevation? Be interested to hear if you get more info from Chuck Wood.
best -
Alan