Pits Atlas: Sinus Iridum Pit
| Mare pit: Sinus Iridum | |
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| Name | Sinus Iridum Pit |
| Lat. | 45.623 |
| Long. | 331.189 |
| Desc. | Elliptical pit, SE side is a slope from rim to floor. Funnel is ~10m deep. May be in a very subtle ESE-WNW trending depression, ~1.3 km long (not clear if this in a degraded catena, some other type of depression, or an illusion). No other notable nearby features. |
| Types | |
| Terrain | Mare |
| Host Feature | Sinus Iridum |
| Funnel Min. Diam. | 125 |
| Funnel Max. Diam. | 145 |
| Inner Min. Diam. | 32 |
| Inner Max. Diam. | 66 |
| Azimuth | 120 |
| Depth | 16.0 |
| Depth 1 | 15.2 |
| Depth 2 | 21.4 |
| Depth 3 | 12.4 |
| Best Stereo Left | M1223843860R |
| Best Stereo Right | M1223843860R |
| DTMs | NAC_DTM_IRIDIUMPIT1 |
| Clipping Width | 200 |
| Other IMGs | |
| Data Warning | Depth 3 is measured very obliquely relative to shadow edge |
| Entrance Ramp | Y |
| Overhang | ? |
| Nearby Pits? | N |
| Nearby Fractures? | N |
| Nearby Depressions? | Y? |
| In Dome | N |
| Beside Dome | N |
| In Depression | Y? |
| Colinear Pits | N |
| Colinear Depressions | N |
| Colinear Fractures | N |
| Sinus Iridum Pit Shaded Relief | |
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| M1149709780L | |
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| Line | 16762 |
| Sample | 4820 |
| Inc. Angle | 46.22 |
| Emission Angle | -0.38 |
| Time | 11.12 |
| Resolution | 1.54 |
| M1193238358L | |
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| Inc. Angle | -47.87 |
| Emission Angle | 1.57 |
| Time | 12.75 |
| Resolution | 1.36 |
| M1346079451R | |
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| Inc. Angle | 51.02 |
| Emission Angle | 0.89 |
| Time | 10.33 |
| Resolution | 1.11 |
| Sinus Iridum Pit Stereo |
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