14 September 2005 CHr Note
C E HERNANDEZ's
Observation of Mars on 14 September 2005

  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


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