REFRACTORLAND
"Hypertextual Moon Atlas"

 
based on
A. Rükl "Atlas of the Moon"

HYGINUS

A region with a prominent radial structure, directed towards the Imbrium basin, containing the rilles Rima Hyginus and Rima Ariadaeus which are easy objects even in small telescopes. An interesting plateau is situated about 10 km north of the crater Godin C.

 

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Age of Moon: d. 6

Section 34

RELEVANT FEATURES

  • Ariadaeus, Rima - length 220 km
  • Ariadaeus  h. 1830 m
  • Agrippa - 46 km - h. 3100 m
  • Boscovich - 46 km - h. 1800 m
  • Boscovich, Rimae - length 40 km
  • Cayley - 14,3 km - h. 3100 m
  • d'Arrest - 30 km - h. 1500 m
  • Dembowski - 26 km
  • de Morgan - 10 km - h. 1900 m
  • Godin - 35 km - h. 1200 m
  • Hyginus - 10,6 km - h. 800 m
  • Hyginus, Rima - length 220 km
  • Julius Caesar - 90 km - h. 3400 m
  • Lenitatis, Lacus - Lake of Tenderness - 80 km
  • Manilius - 39 km - h. 3100 m
  • Silberschlag - 13,4 km - h. 2530 m
  • Tempel - 48 km - h. 1250 m
  • Triesnecker, Rimae - length 200 km
  • Vaporum, Mare - Sea of Vapors - area 55.000 sq km
  • Whewell - 14 km - h. 2300 m

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