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Schickard. Four conspicuous light spots, probably craters, on the S.E.

Byrgius A. A brilliant ray-centre, most of the rays trending eastward from a nimbus.

Hainzel. There are several bright spots E. of this formation.

Mersenius. Two or three light-rays originate from a point on the W. rampart.

Mersenius C. A light-surrounded crater with short rays.

Grimaldi. There are three bright spots on the W. wall.

Damoiseau. A light-surrounded crater W. of Damoiseau, E. long. 58 deg., S. lat. 6 deg.

Flamsteed C. A light-surrounded crater on a dark surface.

Lubieniezky A. Crater with halo on a dark surface.

Lubieniezky F. Crater with halo on a dark surface.

Lubieniezky G. Crater with halo on a dark surface.

Birt a. A light-surrounded crater.

Landsberg. E. of Landsberg, four light-surrounded craters, forming with Landsberg A (in the Second Quadrant) an interesting group.

Lohrmann A. A light-surrounded crater, with a light area a few miles N. of it. S. lat. 1 deg., E. long. 61 deg.

Euclides. Has a conspicuous nimbus with traces of rays, a typical example.

Guerike. There is a crater, with nimbus, W. of this, in E. long. 12 deg., S. lat. 11 deg. 5 min.

Parry. A very brilliant light-spot in the S. wall.

Parry A. Surrounded by a bright nimbus.

Alpetragius B. A conspicuous light-surrounded crater, one of the most remarkable on the moon.

Alpetragius d (E. long. 11 deg., S. lat. 13 deg. 8 min.). A bright spot, seen by Madler as a crater, but which, as Schmidt found in 1868, no longer answers to this description.

Mosting C. A light-surrounded crater.

Lalande. Has a large nimbus and distinct rays.

Hell. A large ill-defined spot in E. long. 4 deg., S. lat. 33 deg. This is most probably the site of the white cloud seen by Cassini.

Mercator. There is a brilliant crater and light area under E. wall.

FOURTH QUADRANT.

Stevinus a. A crater E. of Stevinus; it is a centre of wide extending rays.

Furnerius A. Prominently light-surrounded, with bright streaks, radiating for a long distance N. and S.

Messier A. The well-known "Comet" rays, extending E. of this.

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