Pits Atlas: Mare Tranquillitatis Pit
| Mare pit: Mare Tranquillitatis | |
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| Name | Mare Tranquillitatis Pit |
| Lat. | 8.3355 |
| Long. | 33.222 |
| Desc. | Elliptical pit with vertical walls. The type example for cylindrical pits. Funnel is ~20 m deep, inner pit depth of 105m is measured from bottom of funnel. Walls are vertical and are visible to ~80m depth, although there is a recess all the way around the pit at ~40m depth below the surface. Floor that is not overhung is flat and covered in boulders, floor under the E wall slopes downward. There are overhangs of at least 10-15 m on E, W, and N sides. No notable surface features in the area. |
| Types | |
| Terrain | Mare |
| Host Feature | Mare Tranquillitatis |
| Funnel Min. Diam. | 140 |
| Funnel Max. Diam. | 146 |
| Inner Min. Diam. | 88 |
| Inner Max. Diam. | 100 |
| Azimuth | 170 |
| Depth | 105.0 |
| Depth 1 | N/A |
| Depth 2 | N/A |
| Depth 3 | N/A |
| Best Stereo Left | M137332905R |
| Best Stereo Right | M137332905R |
| DTMs | NAC_DTM_TRANQPIT1 |
| Clipping Width | 200 |
| Other IMGs | |
| Data Warning | Depth is determined from stereo modelling; image 1/2/3 are merely useful views |
| Entrance Ramp | N |
| Overhang | Y |
| Nearby Pits? | N |
| Nearby Fractures? | N |
| Nearby Depressions? | N |
| In Dome | N |
| Beside Dome | N |
| In Depression | N |
| Colinear Pits | N |
| Colinear Depressions | N |
| Colinear Fractures | N |
| Mare Tranquillitatis Pit Shaded Relief | |
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| M126710873R | |
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| Line | 12020 |
| Sample | 1352 |
| Inc. Angle | 26.48 |
| Emission Angle | 0.47 |
| Time | 10.29 |
| Resolution | 0.41 |
| M155016845R | |
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| Inc. Angle | -10.57 |
| Emission Angle | -5.22 |
| Time | 12.54 |
| Resolution | 0.41 |
| M1225799854L | |
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| Inc. Angle | 14.88 |
| Emission Angle | -0.75 |
| Time | 11.2 |
| Resolution | 0.84 |
| Mare Tranquillitatis Pit Stereo |
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