January 07, 2020
Lunar Domes near Maraldi D:
a preliminary report
Eight lunar domes, located near the crater Maraldi D in the northern region of the Cauchy shield, have been imaged and studied. The morphometric characteristics of these domes have been examined by making use of a combined photoclinometry and shape from shading approach and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) WAC image, including LOLA DEM data set. The domes are named C35-C42.Thus during our lunar domes survey (thirteen years, since 2006) we have classified a total of fifty-six domes in the wide Cauchy shield. click here for the preliminary report
A full spectral analysis based on Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper is in progress. The Lunar Domes section encourages more high-resolution imagery of this wide lunar region so that we can have more data to identify further lunar domes not characterized in the morphometric and spectral properties yet.
Raffaello Lena
Coordinator, Lunar Domes Program
Assn of Lunar and Planetary Observers
