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Moretus crater area, 12.0 days 91.7%  
Moon

Meoretus crater and surrounding area near the moon limbo.		  
 
MORETUS
Type: Crater
Geological period:  Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years)
 
Size:
Dimension: 114.0x114.0Km / 69.0x69.0Mi
Height: 5000.0' / 15200.0ft
Height/Wide ratio: 0.0439
 
Description:
Circular formation.
Steep slopes supporting Gruemberger to the North-West Cysatus to the North Short to the South Curtius to the North-East and Moretus A to the West. Very high walls with terraces. Flat floor filled with enough somber lava. Imposante central mountain of 2700 m. Line of crest. Hills and craterlets.
 
Observation:
Interest : Exceptional formation
Observation period: First Quarter or 6 days after Full Moon
Minimal Instrument: 10x binoculars
 
Position:
Longitude: 5.947° West
Latitude: 70.635° South
Side: Nearside
Quadrant: South-West
Area: Moon South limb
 
Atlas:
Rukl map: 73 Moretus
Viscardy page:  45
Hatfield map: 10c2 / 14f2
Westfall Atlas: 003S 009S 018S 024S 040S 067S 161S 167S 174S 179S 183S 191 S
Charles Wood article: MM126
Lunar Orbiter:  IV-106-H2  IV-106-M  IV-118-H2  IV-118-M  IV-130-H2  IV-130-M  IV-154-M
 
Name origin:
Detailed Name: Théodore Moretus
17 th century belgian Mathematician born in Belgium
Born at:  in 1602
Dead at:  in 1667
Name Author: Riccioli (1651)
Name by Hevelius: Mons Technisandam
Name by Riccioli: Moretus
 



  
 
Technical details:  
Location:  
 Valdemorillo - Spain
Date:  
 09/03/2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Conditions:  
 Normal
Temperature:  
 20ºCºC
Humidity:  
 Normal
 
Telescope:  
 Clestron 9.25 f/10
Reducer/corrector:  
 No reducer
Filter:  
 Baader Neodimiun 1.25"
Mount:  
 Orion Atlas EQG
Camera:  
 DMK 21AU618
Exposure:  
 4000 frames @ 60fps
Guiding tube:  
 No guiding
Guiding camera:  
 No guide camera
Guiding software:  
 No guide software
 
Procesing:  
 Registax  
Notes:  
  
     

 
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