BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The western part of Oceanus Procellarum, poor in large craters,
but very rich in lunar domes, especially near the crater Marius. This area,
geologically very interesting with distinct traces of volcanic activity,
was selected as a target for one of the Apollo missions, subsequently cancelled.
Refer to your copy of the Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 85.
EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES
Image
- Marius Dome Complex (Richarde)
LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar
Orbiter Database
Maestin, 7.1 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-144H1.jpg
Maestin, Rimae
Marius, 41 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-150H2.jpg
Marius A
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-144H2.jpg
Marius Hills
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lo2_m213.gif
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-157H2.jpg
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lo4_h157_3.gif
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/cones_domes/Mar_Hills.gif
Sinuous rilles in the Marius Hills region
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lo5_m215.gif
Procellarum, Oceanus
Reiner, 30 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-157H1.jpg
Suess, 9.2 km
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-150H1.jpg
Suess, Rima
CLEMENTINE IMAGES:
Image - Marius
RESEARCH UPDATES:
Marius (Lunascan)
Oblique
view of the Marius Hills and Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon (lo2_m213)
Sinuous
rilles in the Marius Hills region on the Moon (lo5_m215)
Marius
Hills (NASA)
Marius (anomalous-images.com)