| Name | Lat_dec | Long_dec | OtherSourceSizeDepth | Size_maj_source | Rükl Chart | Lunar Chart | Comments_________________________________________ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Basin Cryptomare Region | -20.1 | 70.6 | Virtual Moon Atlas | 300 | 60 | See Figure 9 in Antonenko and Head 1995a for schematic of basin. Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 17,000 km. Diameter take-off using Virtual Moon Atlas. | ||
| Taruntius Cryptomare Region | 7 | 47 | Rükl 2004 | 100 | 37 | I722, LAC61 | Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 8.700 km. Size based on rough Rükl chart take-off. | |
| Hercules Cryptomare Region | 44 | 38 | Rükl 2004 | 100 | 14 | I841, LAC27 | Region designation from Antonenko 1999c. Sq. area = 6,200 km. Size based on rough Rükl chart take-off and light plain region between C. Williams C and Hercules D mapped by Grolier on Geologic Atlas Chart I841 (1974). | |
| East Figoris Cryptomare Region | 65 | 35 | Virtual Moon Atlas | 350 | 6 | I725, LAC13 | Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 37,000 km. | |
| Maurolycus Basin Cryptomare Region | -41.8 | 14 | Virtual Moon Atlas | 370 | 66 | I695, LAC113 | Region designation from Antonenko 1999c. Sq. area = 16,000 km. Diameter take-off using Virtual Moon Atlas. | |
| Shickard-Schiller Basin Cryptomare Region | -44.4 | -54.6 | Antonenko1999 | 700 | 62 | I823, LAC110 | See Figure 7, Chap. 1, in Antonenko and Head 1999 for map. Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 38,000 km. | |
| West Humorum Cryptomare Region | -22 | -56 | Antonenko1999 | 700 | 51 | I495, I755, LAC92, LAC93 | See Figure 10, Chap. 1, in Antonenko and Head 1999 for map. Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 23,000 km. | |
| West Procellarum Cryptomare Region | 5 | -70 | Antonenko1999 | 300 | 28 | See Figure 14, Chap. 1, in Antonenko and Head 1999 for map. Region designation from Antonenko 1999c and Giguere et al 1998. Sq. area = 3,800 km. |
This is a partial list of cryptomaria described in Antonenko 1999a and 1999b, limited to those accessible by Earth-based amateur telescopes.
Antonenko, I. and Head, J. W. 1995a. Cryptomaria in the Schiller-Schickard, Mare Humorum and Western Oceanus Procellarum Areas: Studies Using Dark-Halo Craters. XXV Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held in Houston, TX, 14-18 March 1994., p.35. 1994LPI....25...35A
Antonenko, I. and Head, J. W. 1995b. Estimates of Cryptomare Thickness and Volume in Schiller-Schickard, Mare Humorum and Oceanus Procellarum Areas. ___ Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 26:47.
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Antonenko, I. 1999a. Volumes of Cryptomafic Deposits on the Western Limb of the Moon: Implications for Lunar Volcanism. Thesis (in four parts).
Antonenko, I. 1999b. Stratigraphy of the Schickard Crater Area, from Clementine Multispectral Data. Chap. 3 in Antonenko 1999a. Thesis.
Antonenko, I. 1999c. Implications for Lunar Volcanism from Studies of Cryptomafic Deposits. Chap. 4 in Antonenko 1999a. Thesis.
Antonenko, I. 1999d. Global Estimates of Cryptomare Deposits: Implications for Lunar Volcanism. XXX Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-29, 1999, Houston, TX, Abstract No. 1703. 1999LPI....30.1703A
Antonenko, I. and Head, J.W. 1999. Cryptomafic Deposits on the Western Limb of the Moon: Areal Distribution and Volumetric Significance of Early Imbrian Volcanism as Determined from Dark-Haloed Impact Craters. Chap. 1 in Antonenko 1999a. Thesis.
Giguere, T. A., Hawke, B. R., Taylor, G. J. and Lucey, P. G. 1998. Geochemical Studies of Lunar Cryptomare. XXIX Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 16-20, 1998, Houston, TX, Abstract No. 1782. 1998LPI....29.1782G
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