The Moon’s Apennine Mountains

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The Montes Apenninus (Apennine Mountains) is prominently featured in this image. It begins on the left with the crater Eratosthenes (diameter 38 miles) and extends several miles until a noticeable break (the "Alpine Valley"). The trio of craters below the mountain range are Archimedes (55 miles), Aristillus (36 miles), and Autolycus (25 miles).

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The Moon's Apennine Mountains

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14.5" Ritchey-Chretien telescope, Canon D50 DSLR camera

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one 1/10-second image

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