April 1996
Revised November 1996
Revised January 1997
Exploring the
Possibilities:
The
anomalies
I have explored with Lan Fleming, Mike Lomax, and Bill Kohler, various
explanations for these features and while we did not always agree on the
mechanisms, we all agreed in most cases whether to call it natural or unknown.
Note: Unknown does not mean artificial, it just means we don't know
of the mechanism that causes the anomaly. The following are my feelings
concerning the most popular anomalies. We encourage others to add to the
opinions. Post your interpretation to one of us:
Mike Lomax@aol.com
LanFleming@aol.com
VestAJes@aol.com
Bill63@aol.com
The Preliminary Analysis Pages: Your comments are welcome.
The Odd Craters Picard and Peirce in Crisium
One of the more interesting and photographed craters from the Apollo era was a 23 Km wide crater in the Sea of Crisis named Picard. Named after the French Astronomer Jean Picard, 1620-1682. It is a prominent crater with sharply defined walls. It is very old. So it shouldn't be a prominent crater with sharply defined walls. A better description and links is over in Lan Flemings area.
Apollo 15 Astronaut Worden is quoted as saying the rays of proclus on the western edge of Crisium, presented a "raised" appearance. The Mare Crisium has long been the area of Lunar Transient Phenomenon under some lighting conditions. There have been reports of a 15 mile bridge on Crisium. Well, we may have found that bridge. Using Apollo and Lunar Orbiter photos, VGL is looking into some features that don't seem to fit.
The Winding Path and a Foggy Bottom
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