Julienne Resides in Mare Imbrium's Palus Putredinis on Lunar Near Side

Summary: Julienne resides in Mare Imbrium's Palus Putredinis on the lunar near side as a northeast quadrant craterlet southwest of the Apollo 15 Landing Site.

Detail of Near Side Shaded Relief and Color-Coded Topography Map shows Julienne's (center; above Rima Hadley) Palus Putredinis neighborhood in lunar near side's southeastern Mare Imbrium: USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Julienne is centered at 26.06 degrees north latitude, 3.13 degrees east longitude, according to the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The depression's northernmost and southernmost latitudes are listed as 26.09 degrees north and 26.03 degrees north, respectively. Its easternmost and westernmost longitudes are given as 3.14 degrees east and 3.11 degrees east, respectively. Julienne has a diameter of 1.8 kilometers.

Dumbbell- or peanut-shaped Julienne is situated in the southeastern reaches of Palus Putredinis. Palus (Latin: "marsh, swamp") is a geological feature defined by the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature's Descriptor Terms (Feature Types) webpage as: "'Swamp'; small plain."

Palus Putredinis ("Marsh of Decay") is centered at 27.36 degrees north latitude, 0 degrees of longitude. The small, lava-flooded plain achieves its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 29.4 degrees north and 25.31 degrees north, respectively. The northern hemisphere plain maintains its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at 2.85 degrees north and minus 2.77 degrees south, respectively. Palus Putredinis has a diameter of 180.45 kilometers.

Palus Putredinis is located in southeastern Mare Imbrium. The lunar mare (Latin: "sea"; maria, "seas") extends its territory across the lunar prime meridian of 0 degrees of longitude to establish occupancy in both the northwestern and northeastern quadrants.

Mare Imbrium ("Sea of Showers") is centered at 34.72 degrees north latitude, minus 14.91 degrees west longitude. Its northernmost and southernmost latitudes span 51.46 degrees north to 15.23 degrees north, respectively. Its easternmost and westernmost longitudes tap 8.56 degrees east and minus 38.36 degrees west, respectively. Mare Imbrium's diameter spans 1,145.53 kilometers.

Julienne is located to the west of Rima Hadley. The fissure (Latin: rima, "fissure") trends south-north in its sinuous parallel of its eastern neighbor, Montes Apenninus.

Rima Hadley is centered at 25.72 degrees north latitude, 3.15 degrees east longitude. The rille (German: "channel") records northernmost and southernmost latitudes of 26.7 degrees north and 24.53 degrees north, respectively. Hadley Rille registers easternmost and westernmost longitudes of 3.58 degrees east and 2.26 degrees east, respectively. Rima Hadley's diameter measures 116.09 kilometers.

Hadley C lies south-southwest of Julienne. Part of the crater's eastern side makes contact with Rima Hadley.

Hadley C is centered at 25.48 degrees north, 2.8 degrees east longitude. The crater marks its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 25.58 degrees north and 25.39 degrees north, respectively. It posts easternmost and westernmost longitudes of 2.91 degrees east and 2.7 degrees east, respectively. Hadley C's diameter measures 5.8 kilometers.

St. George is situated to the southeast of Julienne. The craterlet overlooks the eastern side of Rima Hadley from its location on the northwestern flank of Mons Hadley Delta, a massif in northern Montes Apenninus.

St. George is centered at 25.96 degrees north latitude, 3.54 degrees east longitude. The depression obtains its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 26 degrees north and 25.92 degrees north, respectively. It places its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at 3.58 degrees east and 3.5 degrees east, respectively. St. George has a diameter of 2.42 kilometers.

The Apollo 15 Landing Site, Hadley Base, is found to the northeast of Julienne, on the opposite side of Rima Hadley. Lunar Module (LM) Falcon landed Friday, July 30, 1971, on the lava plain east of Rima Hadley, north of Mons Hadley Delta and southwest of Mons Hadley.

Mons Hadley Delta is centered at 25.72 degrees north latitude, 3.71 degrees east longitude. The massif establishes its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 25.99 degrees north and 25.44 degrees north, respectively. It finds its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at 3.86 degrees east and 3.46 degrees east, respectively. Mons Hadley Delta's diameter measures 17.24 kilometers.

Mons Hadley juts westward toward southeastern Mare Imbrium. British selenographer Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (Oct. 27, 1836-Jan. 9, 1897) described Mount Hadley as: "The northern extremity of the Apennines" (page 156) in his Victorian era lunar guide (1895), The Moon: A Full Description and Map of Its Principal Physical Features.

Mons Hadley is centered at 26.69 degrees north latitude, 4.12 degrees east longitude. The massif reports northernmost and southernmost latitudes of 27.13 degrees north and 26.32 degrees north, respectively. Its easternmost and westernmost longitudes are detailed as 4.4 degrees east and 3.74 degrees east, respectively. Mons Hadley's diameter measures 26.4 kilometers.

Julienne numbers among 95 minor features identified with first-name designations on lunar topophotomaps prepared and published by The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Julienne is plotted on NASA Lunar Topophotomap 41B4S1, which was published in November 1974. The map's Names Information lists "Julienne" as unofficial name used "only for the identification of features on this map."

The International Astronomical Union approved Julienne as the craterlet's official name in 1976. The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature originates Julienne as: "French female name."

Detail of Lunar Aeronautical Chart (LAC) 41 shows Julienne's (lower center) southeastern Palus Putredinis neighborhood in lunar near side's southeastern Mare Imbrium: image credit NASA/GSFC/ASU, via USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Acknowledgment

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Detail of Near Side Shaded Relief and Color-Coded Topography Map shows Julienne's (lower center) Palus Putredinis neighborhood in lunar near side's southeastern Mare Imbrium: USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature @ https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/moon_nearside.pdf

Detail of Lunar Aeronautical Chart (LAC) 41 shows Julienne's (lower center) southeastern Palus Putredinis neighborhood in lunar near side's southeastern Mare Imbrium: image credit NASA/GSFC/ASU, via USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature @ https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_41_wac.pdf

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