9.02.2022 A bridge near Ptolemy?

[Rusted]

Hi,

A crater with a "bridge" popped up on some of my [rather soft] images from yesterday afternoon.
I have been searching but cannot find a name for this feature. Probably just a trick of the light where two craters overlap?

[Peter Drew]

Post it on bookFace for alternative opinions.    🙂

[Rusted]

41 minutes ago, Peter Drew said:

Post it on bookFace for alternative opinions.    🙂

Thank you, Sir, but I am not trying to start a new paranoia convoy.
Let's keep this a secret between us for the moment, eh? 

BTW: I noticed a similar "bridged" crater slightly further south.
Obviously a trick of the light but still interesting.
Can I claim first dibs on toll gates for the loony lunar tourists? 

[Peter_D]

Top arrow points to crater Delaunay and bottom arrow points to the merged craters of Nonius L and K.

Rükl describes Delaunay as a 'formation 50km in diameter, heart-shaped, divided by the central mountain range'.

Edited February 10, 2022 by Peter_D

[johninderby]

From one of my reference books.

[morimarty]

A very nicel image Rusted considering it was captured in daylight. @johninderby Great information John. This could make a great imaging project for the Classic Cassagrain?

[johninderby]

Two great lunar reference books and not too expensive. 1068 pages worth. So much more user friendly than Luna Cognita. 👍🏻

Edited February 10, 2022 by johninderby

[Rusted]

1 hour ago, morimarty said:

A very nice image Rusted considering it was captured in daylight.
@johninderby Great information John. This could make a great imaging project for the Classic Cassegrain?

Thanks.
The seeing became even softer after dark.
Which was odd considering the high altitude of the Moon at the time.