Lunar Features

This section shows the position of some of the major lunar features and a shot of eact of them.

Appennines

This is the most prominent mountain range on the moon that I have managed to photograph.

This is the largest crater in the southern highlands.

These craters both show ray systems at and around full moon. They are very close together.

This is a small dark crater which can be seen from just before full moon and throughout the waning part of the lunar cycle.

This is a small "sea" that can be spotted when the moon is a waxing crescent in the evening sky.

This is a slightly larger "sea" than Mare Crisium that is best seen when the moon is 4-6 days old or 2/3 days past full moon:

Plato is a dark crater in an area that looks a bit like a plateau. It probably formed early on in the moon's history and was filled with lava.

Tycho is a crater noted for its ray systems visible at and around full moon.