The moon : $b a full description and map of its principal physical featuresElger, Thomas Gwyn
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The moon : $b a full description and map of its principal physical features
Elger, Thomas Gwyn
Moon
LOUVILLE.--A triangular-shaped formation on the E. of a line joining
Mairan and Sharp. It is hemmed in by mountains, one of which towers 5000
feet above its dusky floor.
FOUCAULT.--A bright deep ring-plain, about 10 miles in diameter, lying E.
of the mountains fringing the Sinus Iridum, between Bianchini and
Harpalus. A very lofty peak rises near its N. border, and, according to
Neison, it has a distinct central mountain, though neither Madler or
Schmidt show any detail within.
HARPALUS.--A conspicuous ring-plain, about 14 miles in diameter, on the
N.E. of the last, with a floor sinking 13,000 feet below the surrounding
surface. As the cubic contents of the border and _glacis_ are quite
inadequate to account for it, we may ask, what has become of the material
which presumably once filled this vast depression? Harpalus has a bright
central mountain.
SOUTH.--On the W. and S., the boundaries of this extensive enclosure are
merely indicated by ridges, which nowhere attain the dignity of a wall.
On the N., the edge of a tableland intersected by a number of valleys
define its limits, and on the E. a border forming also the W. side of
Babbage. The interior is traversed by a number of longitudinal hills, and
includes two bright little heights, drawn by Schmidt as craters.
BABBAGE.--A still larger enclosed area, adjoining South on the E., and
containing a considerable ring-plain near its W. border. It is a fine
telescopic object at sunrise, the interior being crossed by a number of
transverse markings representing ridges. These are very similar in
character (but much coarser) to those found on the floor of J.F.W.
Herschel. The curious detail on the E. wall is also worth examination at
this phase.
ROBINSON.--A bright and very deep little ring-plain, about 12 miles in
diameter, on a plateau N. of South. Schmidt shows a crater on the W.
border, and two others at the foot of the N. and E. borders respectively.
ANAXIMANDER.--A fine but much foreshortened ring-plain, 39 miles in
diameter, abutting on the E. side of J.F.W. Herschel. It has a large
crater on its W. border, which is common to the two formations, and a
very prominent crater, both on the S. and N. The barrier on the S.W.
rises to a height of nearly 10,000 feet. Schmidt shows a crater and other
details on the floor.
EAST LONGITUDE 60 deg. TO 90 deg.
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