August 21, 2022

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Odd Interiors

Originally published September 29, 2012 LPOD-Sep29-12.jpg
image by Alex Sanz, Ayllon, Spain

What is wrong with Capella? Its next door neighbor Isidorus appears like an older version of Gutenberg G. Are these odd-interior craters associated with some property of the material they formed in or is it just a coincidence they are near each other? Capella has been overlain with a large secondary crater chain, radial to the Imbrium Basin, but it is not likely that the chain caused the crater's odd looks. So what did?

Chuck Wood
PS - Don't get excited by the pit in Capella's central peak - the LRO QuickMap gives no suggestion that it is volcanic.

Technical Details
September the 4th, 2012 at 01:01 U.T. C11 at f/30, DMK 31 (27 fps) + red filter

Related Links
Rükl plate 47
Alex's website

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