Aristillus, Autolycus, Palus Putredinis region
Aristillus 1, Autolycus 1, Putredinis 1 domes
by Carmelo Zannelli
by Paolo Lazzarotti
by Mike Wirths (Aristillus 1 dome)
Dome
|
Longitude
|
Latitude
|
Diameter [km]
|
Heigth [m]
|
Slope[°]
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Aristillus 1
Autolycus 1
Putredinis 1
|
5.67°
3.82°
-1.44°
|
33.28°
30.50°
26.30°
|
54x35 ± 0.5
28 ±
0.5
7 ±
0.5
|
85 ± 10
75 ± 10
90 ± 10
|
0.2 ± 0.02
0.3 ± 0.03
1.5 ± 0.10
|
Linear rilles are traversing the summit of the large
and low dome located near Aristillus. According
to our modelling results, Aristillus 1 belongs to class In1 of
putative intrusive domes, characterised by uppermost basaltic layer thicknesses
of 1.1 km, intrusion depths of 7.9 km, and magma pressures of 66 MPa. Another
large and low dome termed Autolycus 1 is located in Mare Imbrium, east of the
crater Autolycus. This dome is detectable only in telescopic CCD images
acquired at low solar elevation. It belongs to the effusive class C1. The dome termed
Putredinis 1 is situated close to the so-called “Apennine Bench Formation”. The
dome belongs to class C2, like several
domes in the Milichius/T. Mayer region and the domes Cauchy ω and τ (C2 and C3) in Mare Tranquillitatis.
Further lunar domes are present and described in the Apennine region near the crater Huxley.
Further lunar domes are present and described in the Apennine region near the crater Huxley.