Heritage
JTC-2274
Montes Apenninus
In the foothills of the Lunar Apennines, within sight of Hadley Rille, where Apollo 15 parked the first vehicle ever driven on another world.
- Coordinates
- 25.40° N, 4.10° E
- Diameter
- 6.3 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 3.2 km
- Depth
- 640 m
- Terrain
- Bay shoreline
- Tier
- Highland
Highland
JTC-1237
Sinus Iridum
44.60° N, 30.90° W
Inside the Bay of Rainbows, the most elegant curve on the near side, where the Jura Mountains sweep out into a half-drowned crater wall.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
The Golden Handle effect lights this bay for a few hours each month. Worth planning a desert trip around.
The bright, ancient uplands. Rougher country, more dramatic in a telescope.
Dedication
$75
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- The “Name A Crater” Collectible Certificate
- The Joshua Tree Crater Company Star Chart Poster
- The Children’s Activity Poster
- The Joshua Tree Field Notes Booklet
- The Joshua Tree Crater Company Decal
- Permanent entry in our registry
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Where it sits
Its place on the near side
The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.
JTC-1237 lies at 44.60° N, 30.90° W, in Sinus Iridum. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.
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NEWAlso unclaimed
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