Craters in Mare Serenitatis

[Epick Crom]

I was observing Mare Serenitatis last night and came across six tiny craters in a straight line. Apon consulting my Lunar maps I saw them but they are un named. Just wondering if anyone knows their names( if any) as this is an eye catching feature. Thanks

Edited August 15, 2021 by Epick Crom

[Nik271]

They are named after Linne, the carter in the bright area in the lower left in your photo. Going from top to bottom they are Linne G,H,F, B,A and the last one in the line is unnamed. The crater on the lower right s Linne D. They are all 4-5 km in size and  larger than Linne itself. 

Linne itself is named after the botanist Carl Linnaeus:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linné_(crater)

[Epick Crom]

1 hour ago, Nik271 said:

They are named after Linne, the carter in the bright area in the lower left in your photo. Going from top to bottom they are Linne G,H,F, B,A and the last one in the line is unnamed. The crater on the lower right s Linne D. They are all 4-5 km in size and  larger than Linne itself. 

Linne itself is named after the botanist Carl Linnaeus:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linné_(crater)

Thank you Nik271, excellent, that is exactly the information I was looking for. Couldn't find that info anywhere online. Thanks again!

[johninderby]

From Crayers of The Near Side Moon  book.

Edited August 15, 2021 by johninderby

[Epick Crom]

1 minute ago, johninderby said:

From Crayers of The Near Side Moon 

Thanks! Very interesting, I am now facinated by those Linne craters. Incredible how they line up like that!

[johninderby]

Recently picked up these two excellent books from Amazon on the moon that are proving to be very useful. Work well used with a moon atlas.

[Epick Crom]

Those books look great @johninderby. I will order them. Thanks for the recommendation!

[johninderby]

Although you do need the name of the crater or feature from an atlas or map first it’s then so easy to be able to look it up in one of the books. 👍🏻

Or if you want a challenge find a crater or feature in the books and then try to find it on the moon. 🙂

Edited August 15, 2021 by johninderby

[Epick Crom]

4 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Although you do need the name of the crater or feature from an atlas or map first it’s then so easy to be able to look it up in one of the books. 👍🏻

Or if you want a challenge find a crater or feature in the books and then try to find it on the moon. 🙂

Great! Thanks for your help 

[Nik271]

I find this interactive online atlas very useful to identify things that I see on the Moon:

https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/

It uses the detailed maps from the cameras on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, plus all the other geological data it has collected.

[Epick Crom]

Thank you Nik, I will check it out now 👍