4102 H3 |
4102 H3 Enhanced Close-Up of
Ina |
As far as I am
aware, Lunar Orbiter photograph 4102 H3 is the only Lunar Orbiter photograph
which shows Ina. It was taken by Lunar Orbiter IV. Ina is at the bottom and
towards the right. Unfortunately Ina is partially obscured by onboard film
processing defects in this Lunar Orbiter IV photograph. This might explain why
the Ina caldera was never spotted for what it plainly is a volcanic
caldera. A remarkable amount of detail is seen within Ina within my enhanced 4X
magnificaiton close-up of 4102 H3 which I created from the LOIRP TIFF image
file. Yet, literally, take any fine details which you see with a grain of salt
since it wasn't until nearly 20 years later that Kodak finally mastered the
nuances of controlling film grain.
The Apennine Mountains, Hadley Delta,
Hadley Mons and the Apollo 15 landing site are also visible in this Lunar
Orbiter photograph. See the Lunar and Planetary Institute's
labeled
version of this Lunar Orbiter photograph. The Consolidated Lunar Atlas does
not clearly show Ina either. Ina is visible in the Consolidated Lunar Atlas,
but with nowhere enough detail for anyone to recognize Ina as a volcanic
caldera. |