Proposed Full Moon Bright Albedo Objects Search List 5/11/2006
Sort order: Long ascending, Lat descending
| Name | Type | Lat | Long |
Dia_km |
Comment |
| Giordano Bruno | Crater, craters | N035.9 | E102.8 | 22 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |
| Goddard A | Satellite Feature | N017.0 | E089.6 | 12 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Petavius B | Satellite Feature | S019.9 | E057.1 | 33 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |
| Proclus | Crater, craters | N016.1 | E046.8 | 28 | Wood: Oblique-impact rays; Elger (1895): A well-known ray-centre, some of the rays prominent on part of the Mare Crisium. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1, fresh Copernician deposits. Rükl2004: Sharp rim |
| Censorinus | Crater, craters | S000.4 | E032.7 | 3 | Elger (1895): A very brilliant crater with faint rays. Rükl2004: Bright halo |
| Dawes | Crater, craters | N017.2 | E026.4 | 18 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Dionysius | Crater, craters | N002.8 | E017.3 | 18 | Wood: Unusual & rare dark rays; Elger (1895): A brilliant crater with a prominent, bright, excentrically placed nimbus on a dark surface, on which distinct rays are displayed. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1. Rükl2004: Bright ray at full Moon |
| Eudoxus | Crater, craters | N044.3 | E016.3 | 67 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: Complex crater |
| Tycho Ray Southwest of Nectaris | Albedo Feature | N008.8 | E015.5 | | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Tycho Ray in Mare Nectaris | Albedo Feature | N009.2 | E015.3 | | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Sulpicius Gallus dark mantle | Volcano | N019.6 | E011.6 | 12 | Wood: Ash eruptions northwest of crater; Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 bright ray |
| Egede 2 | Dome | N051.0 | E010.1 | 6 | Bright, dome in Egede A ray pattern. DW/2a/4f/8j. GWL-266(I-C1). |
| Triesnecker | Crater, craters | N004.2 | E003.6 | 26 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1, fresh Copernican deposits. Cameron Ring Dike 150. Rükl2004: Central peak, prominent crater |
| Conon | Crater, craters | N021.6 | E002.0 | 21 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: Prominent crater |
| Autolycus | Crater, craters | N030.7 | E001.5 | 39 | Elger (1895): Encircled by a delicate nimbus, throwing out four or five prominent rays extending towards Archimedes. Seen best under evening illumination. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Cameron Ring Dike 155 |
| Aristillus | Crater, craters | N033.9 | E001.2 | 55 | Elger (1895): The centre of a noteworthy system of delicate rays extending W. towards the Caucasus; and on the S. disappearing among the rays of Autolycus. They are traceable on the Mare Nubium near Kirch. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Cameron Ring Dike 156. Rükl2004: Complex crater |
| Thebit A | Satellite Feature | S021.5 | W004.9 | 20 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |
| Mösting | Crater, craters | S000.7 | W005.9 | 24 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1, fresh Copernican deposits |
| Anaxagoras | Crater, craters | N073.4 | W010.1 | 50 | Elger (1895): The centre of an important ray-system.; Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |
| Tycho | Crater, craters | S043.4 | W011.1 | 102 | Wood: Large rayed crater with impact melts. Elger (1895): The largest and best known system on the visible surface. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: Complex crater |
| Gambart A | Satellite Feature | N001.0 | W018.7 | 12 | Elger (1895): A bright crater with large nimbus and rays. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Copernicus | Crater, craters | N009.7 | W020.1 | 93 | Wood: Archetypal large complex crater; Elger (1895): [Copernicus,] [n]ext to Tycho, the most extended ray-centre on the visible surface. Some distance on the E., in E. long. 25 deg., N. lat. 11 deg., lies a very small but conspicuous system, and in E. long. 22 deg., N. lat. 8 deg. a bright light spot among little hills. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: Complex, prominent crater |
| Pytheas | Crater, craters | N020.5 | W020.6 | 20 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1, fresh Copernican deposits; Rükl2004: Sharp-rim |
| Lansberg B | Satellite Feature | S002.5 | W028.1 | 9 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 lists as bright ray |
| Milichius 21 | Dome | N011.5 | W031.2 | 30 | Hemispherical, plateau-like, largest dome in this area. Multiple summit pits, bright patches of Aristarchus ray materials overlaying darker basalt lava flows. DW/3d/4g/8m. I-355, E4-a. GWL-492(II-E4). |
| Milichius 20 | Dome | N010.7 | W031.3 | 20 | Large, oval, multiple summits and pits, bright patches of Kepler and Aristarchus ray materials overlaying darker basalt lava flows. I-355. GWL-500(II-E4). |
| Tobias Mayer 32 | Dome | N013.2 | W031.6 | 9.6 | Summit pit, bright patches of Aristarchus ray materials overlaying darker basalt lava flows, partly overlapped by Tobias Mayer 35. DW/2e/4f. I-355, E4-a. GWL-498(II-E3, E4). |
| Milichius 17 | Dome | N011.4 | W032.9 | 17 | Hemispherical, 2 large (2.81) summit pits, northwestern flank has slumped, patch of bright Kepler ray material on summit. Same as Milichius l? I-355, E4-a. |
| Hainzel | Crater, craters | S041.3 | W033.5 | 70 | Elger (1895): There are several bright spots E. of this formation. Rükl2004: Complex crater |
| Kepler | Crater, craters | N008.1 | W038.0 | 31 | Elger (1895): A noted ray-centre. It is surrounded by an extensive halo, especially well developed on the E., across the Mare Procellarum. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: complex, prominent crater |
| Aristarchus | Crater, craters | N023.7 | W047.4 | 40 | Wood: Very bright crater with dark bands on its walls. Elger (1895): The most conspicuous bright centre on the moon, the origin of a complicated ray-system. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |
| Marius 15 | Dome | N007.6 | W050.1 | 7 | Oval, high albedo from Kepler ray material, on wrinkle ridge, steep slopes, may have summit pit. |
| Marius 16 | Dome | N006.8 | W050.3 | 6 | Oval, high albedo from Kepler ray material, on wrinkle ridge, steep slope, may have summit pit. I-491, F4-d. |
| Marius 18 | Dome | N006.4 | W050.4 | 5 | Slight oval, high albedo from Kepler ray material, on wrinkle ridge, gentle slope. I-491, F4-d. |
| Marius 17 | Dome | N007.2 | W050.4 | 9 | Oval, high albedo from Kepler ray material, on wrinkle ridge. I-491, F4-d. |
| Marius 19 | Dome | N007.3 | W051.2 | 5 | High albedo from Kepler ray material on dome. DW/1a/5f. I-491, F4-d. GWL-553(II-F4). |
| Reiner 6 | Dome | N006.8 | W052.0 | 7 | Small, low-profile, bright with Kepler ray material. I-491, F4-d. GWL-564(II-F4). |
| Reiner 5 | Dome | N006.9 | W052.1 | 5 | Oval, bright with Kepler ray material. I-491, F4-d. |
| Reiner 4 | Dome | N007.2 | W052.8 | | Forms part of arc for ghost crater Reiner P, multiple summits and pits, high albedo from Kepler ray material overlaying dome. I-491, F4-d. |
| Reiner Gamma | Albedo Feature | N007.5 | W059.0 | 70 | Wood: Conspicuous swirl & magnetic anomaly; Elger (1895): Between this [C. Galileo] and Reiner is a curious bright formation with short rays, referred to in the Catalogue, under Reiner. Cameron Ring Dike 308 |
| Byrgius A | Satellite Feature | S024.5 | W063.7 | 19 | Elger (1895): A brilliant ray-centre, most of the rays trending eastward from a nimbus. Rükl2004: Bright ray center |
| Lichtenberg | Crater, craters | N031.8 | W067.7 | 20 | Elger (1895): Faintly light-surrounded. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 |
| Bailly | Crater, craters | S066.5 | W069.1 | 287 | Wood: Barely discernible basin. Elger (1895): N. of the centre of this great enclosure are two very distinct radiating streaks. Rükl2004: Lunar basin with discontinuous ring |
| Olbers A | Satellite Feature | N008.1 | W077.6 | 43 | Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits |