Pits Atlas: Southwest Mare Fecunditatis Pit
| Highland pit: Mare Fecunditatis | |
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| Name | Southwest Mare Fecunditatis Pit |
| Lat. | -6.7521 |
| Long. | 42.7595 |
| Desc. | Very narrow, deep pit at the base of a large steeply sloped funnel. Limited off-nadir imaging shows no sign of walls, and floor is visible under a few meters of overhang. Funnel is ~30 m deep and extends out to ~30m from the pit, putting its average slope at ~45 degrees, with a fairly sharp upper edge, similar to the Highland 1 and 2 pits. There are some possible outcrops on the NW side of the funnel. The pit ~ 1km from the edge of Mare Fecunditatis, in a kipuka of highland material. There are no notable features in the immediate area, though there is a large graben ~6 km SW. |
| Types | |
| Terrain | Highland |
| Host Feature | Mare Fecunditatis |
| Funnel Min. Diam. | 79 |
| Funnel Max. Diam. | 90 |
| Inner Min. Diam. | 15 |
| Inner Max. Diam. | 19 |
| Azimuth | 95 |
| Depth | 51.0 |
| Depth 1 | 50.9 |
| Depth 2 | 50.1 |
| Depth 3 | >51.0 |
| Best Stereo Left | M1108003923R |
| Best Stereo Right | M1108003923R |
| DTMs | |
| Clipping Width | 200 |
| Other IMGs | M167926438R, M1319799718R |
| Data Warning | |
| Entrance Ramp | N |
| Overhang | Y |
| Nearby Pits? | N |
| Nearby Fractures? | N |
| Nearby Depressions? | N |
| In Dome | N? |
| Beside Dome | N |
| In Depression | ? |
| Colinear Pits | N |
| Colinear Depressions | ? |
| Colinear Fractures | N |
| Southwest Mare Fecunditatis Pit Shaded Relief | |
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| M1315099773L | |
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| Line | 27618 |
| Sample | 4929 |
| Inc. Angle | 7.49 |
| Emission Angle | -0.31 |
| Time | 11.71 |
| Resolution | 0.73 |
| M1103288580R | |
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| Inc. Angle | 9.42 |
| Emission Angle | 0.08 |
| Time | 11.49 |
| Resolution | 1.01 |
| M1223387753L | |
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| Inc. Angle | -17.29 |
| Emission Angle | 2.8 |
| Time | 13.1 |
| Resolution | 0.76 |
| Southwest Mare Fecunditatis Pit Stereo |
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