PECULIAR ROCK GARDEN

A VARIETY OF UNUSUAL SHAPES

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DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET

  This is the section of debris which contains the "Truncated 7" (A, A), "Daisy" (A, B), "Lollipop" (C, C), and "Geodesic Man" (C, D).

  As has been previously stated, this is a confused jumble of debris, so locating individual features can be difficult. It was for this reason coordinates were created in the above image. Using the paired letters above the smaller clips to the right as a guide, a line drawn in the larger clip across from the first letter and down from the second will intersect at the corresponding feature.

  The Geodesic Man is at the left center, just to the right of the letters A and C. The Truncated 7 is just to the right of the upper half of the Geodesic Man. The Lollipop is just below and to the right of the Truncated 7. The Daisy is just a bit more to the immediate right of the Truncated 7.

  The various shapes seen here are quite out of the norm for what might be expected of crater debris on the Moon. There are many relatively thin, angular features, and some features are themselves composed of angular shapes. Some of the long, thin features are near the resolution limit of the original image. While some types of features repeat, this debris is for the most part composed of a wide variety of shapes. Some of these shapes seem to protrude outward from the surrounding debris while other pieces seem to lie over other debris, casting shadows onto them.

  While attempting to interpret this debris, remember that the sunlight is coming from the top at a shallow angle.

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