λ=288°Ls, ( ω=012, 017°W, φ=12°S ), δ=15.7", ι=38°
Notes:
Left Image (06:30 U.T, IL and W30): The South Polar Cap (SPC) appears
small, but brilliant (10/10) surrounded by a dark (3/10) collar (Mare
Oceanidum?). Hellespontus appears dark (3/10) along the
south-preceding limb. Noachis appears shaded to bright (6-7/10). Chalce
(?) appears as a dusky (4/10) wedge extending into Noachis. Pandorae
Fretum appears dark to dusky (3-4/10) south of Sabaeus Sinus (3/10) and
Meridiani Sinus (3/10) which are separated by a shaded to bright
(6-7/10) Deucalionis Regio. Brangaena appears a thin, dark (3/10),
curvilinear projection from the north-following border of Meridiani
Sinus. Margaritifer Sinus appears dark (3/10) and wedge-shaped on the
CM. Aram appears bright (7/10) between Meridiani Sinus and Margaritifer
Sinus. Oxia Palus appears as an elliptical, dusky (4/10) albedo feature
north of the tip of Margaritifer Sinus. Mare Erythraeum appears complex
and mottled (3-6/10) following the CM. Aurorae Sinus appears dark
(3/10) and wedge-shaped towards the following limb. The northern border
of Mare Erythraeum appears complex with thin, dusky to dull (4-5/10)
projections extending into Chryse-Xanthe (7/10). Solis Lacus appears
dark (3/10) and foreshortened along the following limb. Niliacus Lacus
appears as a dark to dusky (3-4/10) wedge partially obscured by an
extremely bright (9/10) North Polar Hood (NPH). Extremely bright (9/10)
morning and evening limb hazes (MLH and ELH) are noted.
Right Image ( 06:50 U.T, W38): The South Polar Cap (SPC) appears small and brilliant (10/10). Pandorae Fretum, Sabaeus Sinus, Meridiani Sinus, Margaritifier Sinus, Mare Erythraeum, and Solis Lacus are visible as dusky to dull (4-5/10) albedo features towards the center of the disk. Aram appears bright (7/10, possible water-ice clouds?). A bright to very bright (7-8/10) cloud appears to extend between Eden and Tharsis over Chryse-Xanthe. Niliacus Lacus is visible as dull (5/10) wedge south of an extremely bright (9/10) North Polar Hood (NPH). Extremely bright (9/10) morning limb haze (MLH) and evening limb haze (ELH) is noted.
Observer: Carlos E HERNANDEZ, Miami FL