Lunar Crater Inghirami
Sketch and Details by Frank McCabe
This ancient crater is from the Nectarian period and is nearly four billion years old. Crater Inghirami measures 90 km. in diameter and is about 3 km.deep. The ancient floor is cratered, ridged and rubble covered with ejecta launched from the Basin Orientale forming event that followed after the impact making of Inghirami crater.
Sketching:
For this sketch I used: black Strathmore 400 Artagain paper 9”x 7”, white and black Conte’ pastel pencils and a blending stump. After scanning, Brightness was decreased (-3) using my scanner.
Telescope: 10 inch f/ 5.7 Dobsonian and 9 mm eyepiece 161x
Date: 12-11-2008, 1:10 – 2:20 UT
Temperature: – 2°C (28° F)
clear, calm
Seeing: Antoniadi III
Colongitude 73.1 °
Lunation 13.5 days
Illumination: 97 %
Libration: in Lat. -6° 3’, in Long. -3° 45’
Frank McCabe
Frank,
When I look at Your sketch, I feel like landing in Lunar Module. Fine job.
Marek
Marek,
Thank you for the kind words.
Frank