IWLOP #016 – Franklin & Cepheus
Fine duo of craters located to the northeast of Lacus Somniorum.
Location: 38.8 N 47.7 E Origin: Impact Size: 56 km, 40 km Rukl: 15 Type: Simple Crater (SC)
Objects: Franklin, Cepheus, Cepheus A
Others Identified: Atlas, Berzelius, Hercules, Oersted, Posidonius
Location: Home
Date: 2021-05-15
Time: 8:50 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 4.7mm with 82° FOV
Magnification: x530
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Excellent (5)
R1: Franklin: Central peak, well terraced crater walls. Appeared to have one area of its wall that wasn't as clearly defined as the rest; perhaps due to lighting or my perception of reality.
R2: Cepheus: Smaller than Franklin and to its NW. Crater A impacted the eastern wall and is quite deep.
NOTE: These craters are in a SW line from Atlas. Franklin had a ghost crater to its SE.
