Lunar Landscape

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	Mare Crisium The large dark basaltic plain on the Moon's surface that you can see in this particular photo is known as Mare Crisium. It's approximately 556 km in diameter. Taken by Irshaad Rashid Date: 05/23/23
	Atlas and Hercules The two prominent craters side by side in the centre of this photo are known as Atlas (right) and Hercules (left). They are about 30 km from each other. Taken by Irshaad Rashid Date: 05/24/23
	Azophi Crater The somewhat polygonal crater near the centre of this photo is named after the 10th century Persian astronomer Abd Al-Rahman as-Sufi (Western pronunciation: Azophi).
	Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel: the three prominent lunar craters in this photo that appear in a vertical line. The red arrow is pointing to Arzachel. This crater is named after the Andalusian astronomer Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyā al-Naqqāsh al-Zarqālī.
	Moon Close-up Two prominent craters top right: Aristoteles (top) and Eudoxus (bottom). Two prominent craters towards bottom: Aristillus (top) and Autolycus (bottom). Big crater to its left: Archimedes. Large dark crater top left: Plato, and to its lower-right: Montes Alpes (a mountain range). The noticeable etched-looking line is Alpine Valley. Taken by Irshaad Rashid Date: Shawwal 05/09/23
	Close-up of the Moon Plato Lunar Crater Taken by Irshaad Rashid Date: 12/5/22
	The Moon Close-up Taken by Irshaad Rashid Date: 12/5/22