Waxing Gibbous Moon At 12 Days is a photograph by John Sanford/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Waxing Gibbous Moon At 12 Days
Waxing gibbous moon at 12 days. The dark regions or seas visible are the Mare Crisium (far right, near the moon's eastern limb), with the Mare... more
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Waxing Gibbous Moon At 12 Days
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John Sanford/science Photo Library
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Waxing gibbous moon at 12 days. The dark regions or seas" visible are the Mare Crisium (far right, near the moon's eastern limb), with the Mare Fecunditatis below it & the twin Mare Serenitatis (top) & Mare Tranquillitatis to their left. The large sea at top left, towards the terminator, is the Mare Imbrium; the sea at lower left is the Mare Nubium. To the left of the Mare Imbrium is the Oceanus Procellarum. The prominent crater beneath the Mare Imbrium is Copernicus, & the bright rayed crater near the bottom is Tycho. One of a series of photographs of the phases of the moon. 8" f/10, 7th August 1987"
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