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The Lunar 100
by Charles A. Wood

The Lunar 100 (continued)
L Feature Name Significance Lat. (°) Long. (°) Diam. (km) Rükl Chart
21FracastoriusCrater with subsided & fractured floor21.5S33.2E12458
22Aristarchus PlateauMysterious uplifted region mantled with pyroclastics26.0N51.0W15018
23PicoIsolated Imbrium basin-ring fragment45.7N8.9W2511
24Hyginus RilleRille containing rimless collapse pits7.4N7.8E22034
25Messier & Messier AOblique ricochet-impact pair1.9S47.6E1148
26Mare FrigorisArcuate mare of uncertain origin56.0N1.4E16002–6
27ArchimedesLarge crater lacking central peak29.7N4.0W8312, 22
28HipparchusFirst drawing of a single crater5.5S4.8E15044, 45
29Ariadaeus RilleLong, linear graben6.4N14.0E25034
30SchillerPossible oblique impact51.9S39.0W18071
31TaruntiusYoung floor-fractured crater5.6N46.5E5637
32Arago Alpha & BetaVolcanic domes6.2N21.4E2635
33Serpentine RidgeBasin inner-ring segment27.3N25.3E15524
34Lacus MortisStrange crater with rille & ridge45.0N27.2E15214
35Triesnecker RillesRille family4.3N4.6E21533
36Grimaldi basinA small two-ring basin5.5S 68.3W44039
37BaillyBarely discernible basin66.5S69.1W30371
38Sabine & RitterPossible twin impacts1.7N19.7E3035
39SchickardCrater floor with Orientale basin ejecta stripe44.3S55.3W22762
40Janssen RilleRare example of a highland rille45.4S39.3E19067, 68
Chart numbers refer to Antonín Rükl's Atlas of the Moon.



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