Fracastorius region
Fracastorium dome
(Fr 1)
by Paolo Lazzarotti
Dome
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Longitude
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Latitude
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Diameter [km]
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Heigth [m]
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Slope[°]
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Fracastorius
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33.02°
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-18.94°
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37x27 ± 1
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300-340 ± 50
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1.0 ± 0.01
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Immediately to the north of the remnants of the northern crater wall lies
a large and elongated lunar dome termed Fracastorius 1, with an evident vent on its surface. The dome belongs to class
D and probably represents a non-monogetic dome likely formed during several
stages of effusion, similar to the domes A2 and A3 near Arago (Arago alpha and beta).