Mare Humboldtianum

[astroavani]

I often focus the picture in a single crater, but there are places with such interesting lunar resources that we cover in one context a large area like a bowl, or simply in a single lunar corner. In this particular photo we have of these regional scenes that concatenates a variety of landforms in a nice display. This image, which stretches from Atlas and Hercules in the foreground, through Endymion to the mare humboldtianum is one of the most beautiful corners of the Moon.

Atlas is a fractured crater floor with rhymes and dark pyroclastic deposits, as Endymion is a large, crater Plato in style with a smooth and darker floor. But what really draws attention in this picture is the clarity of detail that was captured mare humboldtianum, it is easy to see the chain of mountains located on the inner edge of the other side, since the side facing the Earth is more difficult to detect as it is indistinct due to lack of contrast with the remainder of the relief.

Located along the northeastern limb of the Moon (centered at about 56.8 N, 81.5 E), Humboldtianum Basin is a region of interest to NASA. The data show that the basin 650 kilometers in diameter is about 4.5 km deep. The Basin Humboldtianum would have been formed during the Moon Nectarian period, roughly between 3.92 to 3.85 billion years ago. Many other multi-ring impact basins appear to have formed during this time period, including the bowl Crisium.

The inner ring of Humboldtianum Basin have the mare humboldtianum (Humboldt Sea), and data from probes reveal that he has a relatively smooth and younger floor as the rest of the basin, probably formed during the period between 3.8 to 3 Imbrian 6 billion years ago.

Mare humboldtianum (273 km in diameter) is an ancient impact basin, whose inner ring was flooded by basalt being a difficult viewing area for placing on the libration zone.

Mare humboldtianum was named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and is one of only two lunar seas with the names of people, the other mare smythii given in honor of the British astronomer William Henry Smyth (1788-1865).

What makes this picture so wonderful is the absolute sharpness throughout the field of view is not always easy to get such a good definition without resorting to mosaic.!

Source: LPOD - Charles Wood

           BLPOD - Avani Soares

Adaptation: Avani Soares

http://www.astrobin.com/full/198926/0/

[nightfisher]

Very nice lovely sharp image

[aradiel]

Very nice indeed!

[CATLUC]

Hello Avani

beautiful image and excellent explanations. Good job.

Clear sky.

Luc

[Mark at Beaufort]

Avani that is a fantastic photo of Mare Humboldtianum. As you may know this is number 70 on the Lunar 100 list produced by Charles Wood. Due to its location the visibility can be affected by libration and on occasions can be hidden from Earth. You have produced an amazing photo of this area which will be great in visually studying through a telescope.

Thanks for sharing

[Mr Spock]

Excellent image quality - nice one! I like the information you provide, it's really good.

[laudropb]

Fantastic photo of this very interesting area. Also a very nice description. Thanks for sharing.

[xtreemchaos]

great image mate,lovely detail. thanks for sharing.  charl.

[Astro Imp]

Another great image and write up, thanks again.

[nightfisher]

The image gives the feeling of a lander craft looking for a spot to touch down

[astroavani]

I am very grateful for the comments, one thing that I consider important is the information about the photographed location, I have more work to produce them than to make the picture, so it is great to see that you appreciate my work.

[astroavani]

Really colleague Mark, in my latitude is quite difficult to get pick up the ridge across the Humboldtianum, only with a favorable libration in latitude this was possible.

I have a list of 100 tops of Charles Wood, could pass me?

A curious fact was that the very Charles Wood contacted me by Face book to say that liked the photo!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=478872845608125&set=a.110432189118861.18234.100004562411236&type=1&th