From: Willie Strickland <willie@igc.org>

Date: January 17, 2008 10:12:18 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Iridium on LPOD

It appears they inserted a view of Mars in there at the last minute.

   http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/LPOD+Jan+16%2C+2008

   the first view of Mercury from the Messenger flyby; enhanced by CAW

Quite impressive detail.

Your image of Iridum is amazing as usual Alan.  Thanks for posting the link to the original.

Willie

On Jan 17, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Alan Friedman wrote:

Today's LPOD is a nice follow-up view courtesy of the Lunar Orbiter. In addition to the hike along the rille, I enjoyed a close-up view of the small and relatively fresh shallow crater labeled #5 on the Orbiter image. It shows nicely in the low sun section of my image. You might enjoy the original version which can be seen here:

http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/iridium_100407.html

A friend pointed out an error that I made - despite how nicely "iridium" rolls off the tongue, the correct name for this feature is Sinus Iridum.