Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 139
Fissures near Triesnecker, 134 ASTRONOMY. Another example of these cracks, or faults, is shown inFig. 59, which represents an ideal view of the peak namedPico, situated nearly south of Plato in the Mare Imbrium. … Explanation. Fig. 59 is an ideal view of a lunar mountain peak. In the fore-ground we see not only the crack, or fissure, referred to, but also a number ofminute craters. 104. At the time of full moon several systems of brightstreaks are seen, each system diverging from a centralcrater. Of these…
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