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Mutus and Manzinus Photos by telescope

Friday, December 28, 2012 2:51

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Craters in this area are very dense and chaotic. Manzinus/Mutus pair of craters and make it an easier orientation.

Mutus and Manzinus are craters at the Moon’s south pole. Mutus has a diameter of 79 km and a depth of 3.7 km. Although a relatively small crater compared to other craters in the area, Mutus has many small satellite craters from Mutus A to Mutus Z, only that there are not I and U. Mutus B and V are the two craters visible on its floor.

Manzinus is closer to the Moon’s south, and is bigger than Mutus, with a diameter of 98 km. It has no large craters visible on the floor as Mutus.

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20 mm Plössl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 04/27/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer