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To obtain a general picture of the lunar surface. Especially for the location of the different plains (‘Maria’), full-moon is the best moment; this gives also the opportunity to observe some important craters and the systems of crater-rays.
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Kopal, Z.: 1966, An Introduction to the Study of the Moon. D. Reidel, Dordrecht, chapter 16.
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Kleczek, J. (1987). Topography of the Moon. In: Kleczek, J. (eds) Exercises in Astronomy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3769-7_19
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