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Arago
est un cratère de 26 Km et profond de 1800 m, situé dans la partie
occidentale de Mare Tranquillitatis. Au sud-ouest se trouve le cratère
Manners (15 Km/1710 m). Tandis q’au sud-est on trouve le cratère fantôme
Lamont (75 Km). La muraille d'Arago a un bombement dans le mur occidental.
Il y a une arête centrale qui part du mur Nord. La surface de la mer est
marquée tout autour par des dorsales qui irradient de Lamont. Au nord on
trouve le grand dôme lunaire alpha Arago. Un autre dôme semblable est
localisé à une distance égale à l'ouest, appelé Arago bêta.
(English version,
Wikipedia copyright)
Arago is a lunar
impact crater located in the western part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To
the southwest lies the Manners crater, and
beyond are Dionysius,
and the Ritter-Sabine
crater pair. To the southeast is the large
Lamont crater formation that has been submerged by the mare.
The rim of Arago has a
bulge in the western wall. There is a central ridge that runs toward the
north wall. The surface of the mare nearby is marked by
wrinkle-ridges, most
notably to the east and southeast. To the north is a large lunar dome
designated Arago Alpha (α). A similar-sized lunar dome is located an equal
distance to the west, designated Arago Beta (β).
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