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THE MOON - Proclus and Palus Somni

 
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Nov 16, 2013 09:27 |  #1

This is one of the youngest craters on the Moon. It's pentagonal in shape and has a very bright ejecta ray system, the longest of which crosses mare Crisium towards the NE over 600km. The pattern of the debris suggests a very low impact angle from the SW.

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The area immediately to its west is Palus Somni - the Marsh of Dreams. It's an intermediate geological feature between lava mare and highlands. Its colour was the subject of numerous studies.

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Photos were taken at different phases of the Moon, to show the ejecta ray system and the relief.

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