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The Moon: July 29, 2020
Object Type: Moon
Scope : C-9.25 SCT
Exposures 0.001 Seconds with an Orion DeepSpace Camera
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Clavius
Name: Clavius
Type: Walled plain
Geological period: About 3.9 billions years old
Size:
Dimension: 225.00x225.00Km / 136.00x136.00Mi
Description:
Damaged circular formation.
Steep slopes riddled supporting crater Blancanus to the South-West.
Large flat floor with Craters: Clavius D C N J & JA on an arc of circle. Numerous craterlets whose a chain to the South-West. Lines of crests.
Best time to Observe:
1 day after First Quarter or Last Quarter
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