Mersenius "C"

Caption ESA originale:"This mosaic of 3 images, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the crater Mersenius "C" on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this sequence on 13 January 2006, from distance of 1149, 1172 and 1195 Km from the surface, respectively. The ground resolution ranges from 104 to 108 mt per pixel. All images are located at a Long. of 45,7º West and at Lat. of 21,3º, 19,7º and 18,1º South, respectively.

For separate images go to:
AMI_EAE3_001777_00008_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00009_00020.JPG; AMI_EAE3_001777_00010_00020.JPG.

Crater Mersenius "C" is positioned in the highland area between Mare Humorum and the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater has a diameter of 14 Km and is best visible for ground-based observers 4 days after first quarter Moon".