This 'Second Edition' includes additional information on each feature approved by the IAU (International Astronomical Union). From 282 officially-recognised features in 14 different categories (dorsa, mons, rimae or vallis...etc., ), along with over 100 separate unofficial features in 9 different categories (domes, DHCs and FFCs, ghost or rays...etc., ), this updated copy will prove an essential resource - not only for ease in finding some of the most illusive features on the Moon, but also as an essential reference to them ...
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This 'Second Edition' includes additional information on each feature approved by the IAU (International Astronomical Union). From 282 officially-recognised features in 14 different categories (dorsa, mons, rimae or vallis...etc., ), along with over 100 separate unofficial features in 9 different categories (domes, DHCs and FFCs, ghost or rays...etc., ), this updated copy will prove an essential resource - not only for ease in finding some of the most illusive features on the Moon, but also as an essential reference to them. Each feature has accompanying them a high-rez image - all having with them relevant latitude/longitude/size data. This second edition far exceeds the first edition - opening up the lunar surface and its features at a more detailed level for the amateur and professional alike (those working in the general astronomical news media will also benefit). The first edition (greyscale and color) will still be available (without the additional information) as an option for the lunar reader to access.Locating features, let alone identifying them, has always been a task, a major confusing problem as some resources don't always give fully the above information in a single reference. That task has now been simplified, allowing you to look up a particular feature instantly, and then see what it actually looks like. This book is one in the trilogy of books about craters and features found on the Moon (for more, see Craters of the Near Side Moon and Craters of the Far Side Moon ).
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