presents

ARAGO
Directory - Section 35


BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The western part of Mare Tranquilitatis. Note the remarkable system of rilles running down the western edge of the mare, and the prominent network of wrinkle ridges surrounding the formation Lamont. Also of interest are the large domes Arago Alpha and Beta, and a group of four small domes NW of Arago Alpha. This area contains the crash-landing sites of Ranger VI and Ranger VIII, and the soft-landing sites of Surveyor V and the Apollo 11 mission. Refer to your Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 97.

wikispaces.com/R%C3%BCkl+35
Rukl zone map page. (Click on above link and add "+"  then the rukl chart #)

EARTH BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
More current EBTI can be found on Google. Simply type in the feature or crater and do an image search.
Image - Apollo 11 landing site (Rukl)
Image - Altai Scarp with Sabine & Ritter ( Roles)

CRATERS IN THIS SECTION:

Al-Bakri, 12 km
Aldrin, 3.4 km
Arago, 26 km
Ariadaeus, 11.2 km
Armstrong, 4.6 km
Carrel, 16 km
Collins, 2.4 km
Dionysius, 17.6 km
Honorus, Sinus
Lamont, 75 km
Maclear, 20 km
Maclear, Rimae
Manners, 15 km
Ritter, 31 km
Ritter, Rimae
Ross, 26 km
Sabine, 30 km
Schmidt, 11.4 km
Sosigenes, 18 km
Sosigenes, Rimae
Tranquilitatis, Mare 

RANGER 8 IMAGES:
(Details on each image: Ranger 8 - NSSDC Image Catalog )

 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_a001.gif - Ritter & Sabine craters
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_b045.gif - Sabine crater in Mare Tranquilitatis
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_p010.gif - Mare Tranquilitatis from 20 km
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_b090.gif - Sea of Tranquility from 11 km
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_a060.gif - Image taken 2 seconds before impact
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_p020.gif - Pictures 1/2 second before impact

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter Database
Arago, Sabine & Ritter
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.shtml?207
Collection of images
http://www.google.com/search?q=lunar+orbiter,apollo+11+site&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vBIRUcCaI4aM0QH8mIC4Ag&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=641

APOLLO IMAGES:
Apollo 11 Multimedia - Apollo 11 Digital Picture Library
Apollo 11 70mm Image Catalog
Landing Sites Map

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-M-1389
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS11-37-5447
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS11-37-5437
NASA Directory - AS11 - NASA photos from Apollo 11
Images- Apollo 11 landing sequence - great computer simulation
http://www.google.com/search?q=apollo+11+3D&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=IBYRUaeSH-PB0AHCpoGwAw&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=641 (3D images)

LRO Images:
http://www.google.com/search?q=apollo+11,lro&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RRgRUZPwDcnO0wHg-oDAAw&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=641
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/449172main_WAC_crop_context.jpg (Arago)
http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/dtm_detail/165 (Fresh crater NE of Arago)

YOU TUBE VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul87ieOZpaQ
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_video.html

LUNAR FLYOVERS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV3GKy8Hr_A

Research Updates:
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-20100428-tranquilitatis_prt.htm (LRO, Wrinkle Ridges in Mare Tranquilitatis)
lpod.org/?m=20070810 (LPOD, Ritter & Sabine)
lpi.usra.edu//lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_11/landing_site/ (LPI, Apollo 11 Landing Site Overview)
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-11.html (LRO, Apollo 11, A Stark Beauty of It's Own)
Moon Shot - Surveyor 5 (Lunascan)
Moon Shot - Surveyor 6 (Lunascan)
Moon Shot - Apollo 11 (Lunascan)  -  (Gives several lists of Apollo 11 images from NASA sources)
Lamont (Lunascan)
Dogbone Features On The Moon - The Lunascan Project
AS11-37-5437(H) Apollo 11 site (AOTM, SP-362)
AS16-4530(P) - Linear features of external & internal origin (SP-362)
lunascan/images/arago_fig1_.jpg (GLR, Dome near Arago)

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