IWLOP #108 - Palus Epidemiarum
One of only a few lava-flooded areas located in the southern highlands of the Moon. It has an irregular shape, a dark floor, and two rille systems.
Location: 32.0 S 27.0 W Origin: Flooded lava plain Size: 300 km Rukl: 63, 62, 53, 54 Type: Palus
Objects: Palus Epidemiarum, Capuanus, Ramsden. Rima Hesiodus, Hesiodus, Pitatus, Rimae Ramsden, Cichus, Weiss, Dunthorne, Lepaute
Others Identified: Elger
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R1: Located Palus Epidemiarum. Capuanus has low NE walls with similar dark-coloured floor as does Palus. Ramsden was rounded with a steep rim and shadowed crater floor.
R2: Actually followed Rimae Hesiodus from Hesiodus to the NW ridge of Capuanus. Interesting how it cut through several lines of mountains and the floors of both Mare Nubium and Palus Epidemiarum.
C1: Rimae Ramsden began near Elger, formed a "Y" near Ramsden; one line continued past the NE wall of Ramsden then formed a backwards "N" shape between Ramsden and the mountains to its N-NW. Cichus was located on the E-SE shore, Weiss NE of Cichus, Dunthorne north of Ramsden and Rimae Ramsden, and Lepaute was west of Ramsden.