| Description |
1 online resource (191 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
The Cambridge Photographic: Moon Atlas; Copyright; Title; Preface; Advice on using this book; Contents; The Moon -- an introduction; Structure; Surface; The regolith and megaregolith; Lunar rocks; Origin and evolution; Determining the ages of craters; Stratigraphy and the superposition method; The formation of craters; Phase 1 -- Contact/compression stage; Phase 2 -- Excavation stage; Phase 3 -- Modifi cation stage; Changes by erosion; Lunar Transient Phenomena; Nomenclature; Further identifi cation of surface structures; Topography; Mare/Maria; Lacus, Palus and Sinus; Dorsum and Dorsa; Terrae |
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Mountain ranges and single mountainsRupes; Domes; Megadomes and plateaus; Rima, Rimae; Vallis; Craters; The standard sequence of crater morphology; Simple craters; Complex craters; Large complex craters; Basins and multi-ring basins; Different forms of craters; FFC-craters; Double-walled craters; Elongated and elliptical craters; Polygonal craters; Craters with abnormal central peaks; Dark-halo craters; Catena; Ghost craters; Craters with ray systems; Unusual lunar features; DMD regions; Swirls and magcons; Observation of the Moon; The selenographic coordinate system; Height information |
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The terminator and colongitudeLibration; Visual observational techniques; Telescopes; Magnifi cation and seeing; Photographic observational techniques; Mounts; Telescope; Imaging techniques; Filters; Image processing; 1 Mare Smythii; 2a Mare Crisium; 2b Mare Crisium; 3 Cleomedes; 4 Endymion; 5 Atlas/Hercules; 6 Montes Taurus; 7 Palus Somni; 8a Mare Fecunditatis; 8b Mare Fecunditatis; 9 Langrenus/Petavius; 10 Mare Australe; 11 Vlacq; 12 Vallis Rheita; 13a Mare Nectaris; 13b Mare Nectaris; 14 Rupes Altai; 15 Abulfeda; 16 Theophilus; 17 Sinus Asperitatis; 18 Statio Tranquillitatis |
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19a Mare Tranquillitatis19b Mare Tranquillitatis; 20a Mare Serenitatis; 20b Mare Serenitatis; 21 Posidonius; 22 Lacus Mortis; 23 Aristoteles/ Eudoxus; 24 Montes Caucasus; 25 Autolycus/Aristillus; 26 Cassini; 27 Montes Alpes; 28 Plato; 29 Montes Teneriffe; 30 Archimedes; 31a Montes Apenninus; 31b Montes Apenninus; 32 Mare Vaporum; 33 Rima Ariadaeus; 34 Rima Hyginus; 35 Sinus Medii; 36 Hipparchus; 37a Ptolemaeus; 37b Ptolemaeus; 38 Rupes Recta; 39 Regiomontanus; 41 South Pole; 42 Clavius; 43 Tycho; 44 Schiller; 45 Palus Epidemiarum; 46 Pitatus; 47 Mare Nubium; 48 Fra Mauro; 49 Mare Cognitum |
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50 Mare Insularum51a Copernicus; 51b Copernicus; 52 Eratosthenes; 53a Mare Imbrium; 53b Mare Imbrium; 54 Sinus Iridum; 55 Gruithuisen; 56 Mare Frigoris; 57 North Pole; 58 Aristarchus; 59 Kepler; 60 Seleucus; 61 Reiner; 62 Letronne/Hansteen; 63 Gassendi; 64 Mare Humorum; 65 Schickard; 66 Sirsalis; 67 Grimaldi; 68 Mare Orientale; 69 Lunar Farside; Glossary; Index of lunar features; Image credits; Further reading and references |
| Summary |
Featuring 388 high-resolution photographs and concise descriptions of the Moon's topography, this atlas is an indispensable guide for amateur astronomers and astrophotographers |
| Notes |
Translation of: Fotografischer Mondatlas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 191) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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| SUBJECT |
Moon -- Maps.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087127
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Moon -- Observations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087131
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Moon
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Maps
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Observations
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Remote-sensing images
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Remote-sensing images.
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Images-satellite.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Paech, Wolfgang
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Weigand, Mario
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Dunlop, Storm
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| ISBN |
9781139549677 |
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1139549677 |
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9781139554633 |
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1139554638 |
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9781139554633 |
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