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  • Stargazing News - September 13th, 2024

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Thu Sep 12 11:01:00 2024
    Friday, September 13, 2024

    Major Mare Imbrium (evening)

    On Friday, September 13, the lunar terminator will fall just beyond the
    western rim of Mare Imbrium, the Sea of Rains, allowing it to be fully illuminated. That dark, circular feature dominates the northwestern quadrant
    of the moon's Earth-facing hemisphere. The mare is the moon's largest impact basin, measuring more than 715 miles (1,145 km) in diameter. It was formed during the late heavy bombardment period approximately 3.94 billion years
    ago. Telescope views of Mare Imbrium at this phase will reveal ejecta
    blankets around its major craters (Aristillus and Archimedes), several nearly-submerged ghost craters (Cassini and Wallace), and numerous subtle wrinkle ridges (Heim, Stille).

    (Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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