Charles Wood Lunar Publications in Sky & Telescope

Here is an alphabetical index by crater name to my (Charles A. Wood) lunar publications in Sky & Telescope. Most of these articles have been included (and often expanded upon) in my book,The Modern Mood: A Personal View. Books reviewed are listed at the end.


Aestuum, Sinus - Vaporum, Mare, Sinus Aestuum and Fire Fountains, May 2003, p. 122

Alphonsus: Volcanism Then and Now? March 2001, p. 116-117

Altai Scarp - Impact Basins: Sculpting the Moon, June 2004, p. 68-69

Apennine Bench, March 2000, p. 128

Apollo 15 and Hadley Rille, July 2001, p. 116-117

Apollo 17 Landing Site, December 2002, p. 118-119

Arago Domes - Treasures of Western Tranquillitatis, August 2003, p. 120-121

Archimedes, Autolycus, Aristillus, and Time, January 2001, p. 137-138

Aristarchus, Active? January 2003, p. 112-114

Aristarchus Plateau, January 2004, p. 124

Arzachel and Neighbors, December 2003, p. 116-118

Atlas - Treasures of the Northeast, November 2003, p. 122

Australe: A Mare on the Edge, August 2002, p. 126

Auzout: A Minor Crater and Some Big Ideas, February 2004, p. 118-119

Bailly and Schiller, September 2002, p. 102-103

Briggs B - Lunar Ray Mysteries, October 1999, p. 122

Burg & Lacus Mortis - Between Freezing and Serenity, August 2000, p. 114

Cardanus - Lunar Ray Mysteries, October 1999, p. 122

Catharina, Cyrillus, and Theophilus, February 2002, p. 112-113

Caucasus to the Alps, November 2001, p. 127-129

Clavius and Neighbors, January 2002, p. 126

Copernicus: A Spellbinding Crater, February 2001, p. 133-134

Crisium Layers, December 2000, p. 128-129

Crisium - Oblique Criusm and Proclus, September 2003, p. 120-121

Cyrillus - Catharina, Cyrillus, and Theophilus, February 2002, p. 112-113

Davy - Imbrium Lineaments and Davy's Weird Chain, November 2002, p. 112-113

Descartes, Mysterious, April 2002, p. 104

Deslandres and a Hell of a Crater, October 2000, p. 134-135

Dionysius - Sabine, Ritter, and Dionysius, October 2001, p. 118

Frigoris and Beyond, June 2003, p. 112-113

Furnerius, Petavius, and Humboldt, March 2002, p. 107

Gambart - In the Shadow of Copernicus, July 2003, p. 114-115

Gassendi Glories, February 2000, p. 118

Hadley Rille and Apollo 15, July 2001, p. 116-117

Hadley Rille - Lava Rivers on the Moon, September 2004, 76-77

Hercules - Treasures of the Northeast, November 2003, p. 122

Hortensius Domes - In the Shadow of Copernicus, July 2003, p. 114-115

Humboldt - Furnerius, Petavius, and

Humboldt, March 2002, p. 107

Humboldtianum - A Privately Held Mare, May 2001, p. 127-128

Humboldtianum - Treasures of the Northeast, November 2003, p. 122

Humorum, Multi-Ring Mare, March 2003, p. 122-123

Imbrium Lava Flows, December 2001, p. 115-116

Imbrium Lava Flows - Maria and Rings, August 2004, p. 76-77

Imbrium Lineaments and Davy's Weird Chain, November 2002, p. 112-113

Iridum and its Hinterland, December 1999, p. 124

Julius Caesar and the Haemus Mountains, September 2001, p. 108

Lalande A - A Simple Crater, May 2000, p. 130-131

Lunar Crater Main Sequence, July 2004, p. 68-69

Lunar 100, Introducing the, April 2004, 113-120

Marginis - In and Around a Border Sea, June 2000, p. 118

Marius Hills, April 2003, p. 119-120

Messier on the Moon, November 2000, p. 126

Moon Origin - The Whole of the Moon, May 2004, p. 70-71

Nectaris - Impact Basins: Sculpting the Moon, June 2004, p. 68-69

Nubium Neglected, October 2002, p. 106

Observer's Log - Lunar Notebook - TITLE??, September 1999, p. 127

Observer's Log - Lunar Notebook TITLE??, January 2000, p. 134

Orientale, Elusive, October 2003, p 116-117

Petavius - Furnerius, Petavius, and Humboldt, March 2002, p. 107

Petavius - Sunrise at Petavius and Vendelinus, March 2004, p. 121-122

Plato Mysteries, July 1999, p. 122-123

Prinz Rilles - Lava Rivers on the Moon, September 2004, 76-77

Proclus - Oblique Criusm and Proclus, September 2003, p. 120-121

Ptolemaeus Exploring, June 2002, p. 106-107

Reiner Gamma Swirl, July 2002, p. 104-105

Rheita and Snellius: Valleys of Wonder, April 2001, p. 121-122

Rheita Valley - Impact Basins: Sculpting the Moon, June 2004, p. 68-69

Rings and Things, July 2000, p. 120-121

Ritter - Sabine, Ritter, and Dionysius, October 2001, p. 118

Sabine, Ritter, and Dionysius, October 2001, p. 118

Schickard - Wargentin and Schickard, August 2001, p. 118-119

Serene Craters, June 2001, p. 120-121

Serenitatis Basin and a Lunar Valentine, February 2003, p. 122-123

Smooth Floors, Smooth Plains, May 2002, p. 106

Snellius Valley - Rheita and Snellius: Valleys of Wonder, April 2001, p. 121-122

Straight Wall - Ancient Thebit and Huygens's Sword, September 2000, p. 120-121

Theophilus - Catharina, Cyrillus, and Theophilus, February 2002, p. 112-113

Triesnecker Area - Adventures in Rilleland, November 1999, p. 126-127

Tycho, The Metropolitan Crater, August 1999, p. 120-121

Vaporum, Mare, Sinus Aestuum and Fire Fountains, May 2003, p. 122

Vendelinus - Sunrise at Petavius and Vendelinus, March 2004, p. 121-122

Wargentin and Schickard, August 2001, p. 118-119

What's New on the Moon (young craters), April 2000, p. 125-126

Moon Books Reviews

Observing the Moon, The Modern Astronomer's Guide, by Gerald North,  May 2001, p. 75-77

Observing the Moon, by Peter T. Wlasuk,  May 2001, p. 75-77

The Face of the Moon, A Descriptive Guide, by Joseph Cohen,  May 2001, p. 75-77

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas, by Jeremy Cook, ed.,  May 2001, p. 75-77

Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, by John E. Westfall, May 2001, p. 75-77

Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature, by Ewen A. Whitaker, March 2000, p. 82-83

The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, by Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, coming

Discover the Moon, by Jean Lacroux and Christian Legrand, coming