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SHICKARD
Directory - Section 62


BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Mountainous region along the south-western limb of the Moon, which in the north adjoins the edge of Mare Humorum. One of the largest walled plains, Schickard, with characteristic dark patches on its floor, is in this area. Refer to your Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart on page 151.


Rukl Zone 62
Rukl zone map page.

EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Since many EBTI's are not kept long on the internet iy is best to use Google for these images. 

CRATERS IN THIS SECTION:
Clausius, 25 km
Drebbel, 30 km
Excellentiae, Lacus
Inghirami, 91 km
Lee, 41 km
Lehmann, 53 km
Lepaute, 16 km
Schickard, 227 km
Vitello, 42 km 

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter Database
Clausius, 25 km
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-131H1.jpg
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-148H3.jpg
Drebbel, 30 km
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-155H2.jpg
Excellentiae, Lacus
Inghirami, 91 km
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-180H1.jpg
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-172H2.jpg
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-180H2.jpg
Lee, 41 km
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-142H3.jpg
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-143H1.jpg
Lehmann, 53 km
 http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/research/lunar_orbiter/img/4-160H2.jpg
Lepaute, 16 km
Schickard, 227 km
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?schickard%7C0
Vitello, 42 km
 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?vitello%7C0
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lo5_h168_2.gif ("Rolling Boulder")

APOLLO IMAGES:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=
Landing Sites Map
None found.

LRO Images:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photos_of_the_Moon_by_Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
LAC/WAC see reports below.

LUNAR FLYOVERS:
youtube.com/watch?v=gVoXLmIVMQA (Kaguya)

Research Updates:
Schickard (Lunascan)
Schickard (Richard)
Schickard (The Moon - Wilkens & Moore)
Rolling Boulder Near Vitello, Or Something Else? - (Childress)
lroc.sese.asu.edu/data/LRO-L-LROC-5-RDR-V1.0/LROLRC_2001/DATA/SDP/NAC_DTM/VITELLO/
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lroc-20110901-dark.html (Vitello)
nature.com/ngeo/journal/v5/n3/fig_tab/ngeo1387_F2.html (Vitello)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schickard_-_LROC_-_WAC.JPG (Schickard)
Images (Schickard, LRO)


 

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