Table 1
List of craters used for data analysis
Crater name | Longitude (°) | Latitude (°) | Sun-zenith (°) | Diameter (km) | Pyroxene | Shadowy region | Sunlit region |
unnamed crater | 359.3 | 64.2 | 73.6 | 4.4 | 2.17415 | 0.972565 | 0.923882 |
piton A | 359.1 | 39.9 | 60.6 | 5.3 | 5.223071 | 0.899867 | 0.88152 |
Archimedes C | 358.5 | 31.7 | 57.5 | 7.7 | 1.018864 | 0.918414 | 0.913621 |
Marco Polo B | 358.1 | 17.2 | 53.2 | 6.4 | 0.467036 | 0.996143 | 0.941256 |
W. Bond D | 3.2 | 63.6 | 72.6 | 6.8 | 0.780607 | 0.911505 | 0.9003 |
Bruce | 0.4 | 1.2 | 51 | 6.1 | 0.944245 | 0.968411 | 0.917785 |
unnamed crater | 4.3 | 53.3 | 52.5 | 3.6 | 2.497867 | 0.886725 | 0.876642 |
W. Bond B | 7.5 | 65 | 73.8 | 15.2 | -0.155527 | 0.974709 | 0.95802 |
Archytas U | 9.2 | 62.9 | 72.2 | 7.4 | 0.639509 | 0.945174 | 0.942003 |
Protagoras | 7.3 | 56 | 68.3 | 21.1 | 0.661553 | 0.988105 | 0.927271 |
Egede B | 9 | 50.6 | 65.3 | 7.3 | 1.351483 | 0.868533 | 0.89867 |
Cassini C | 7.8 | 41.8 | 60.9 | 13.8 | 0.399328 | 0.9869 | 0.945355 |
Cassini F | 7.3 | 40.9 | 60.5 | 6.7 | 0.399477 | 0.999269 | 0.921157 |
Calippus A | 7.9 | 37.1 | 58.9 | 15.7 | -0.139311 | 0.962088 | 0.921987 |
Manilius D | 7 | 13.2 | 51.1 | 4.7 | 0.364198 | 0.924702 | 0.91377 |
Aristoteles M | 27.3 | 53.5 | 66.5 | 7 | 3.056768 | 0.865692 | 0.877853 |
Aristoteles N | 26.8 | 52.9 | 66.4 | 5.3 | 2.502322 | 0.891418 | 0.879532 |
Plana C | 27.1 | 42.8 | 60.6 | 13.7 | 1.727608 | 0.975982 | 0.900055 |
Posidonius G | 27.2 | 34.8 | 56.7 | 4.8 | 0.481332 | 0.94308 | 0.90792 |
Posidonius F | 27.1 | 32.8 | 55.9 | 6 | 2.730562 | 0.909608 | 0.880859 |
Borel | 26.4 | 22.4 | 52.5 | 4.7 | 3.309365 | 0.923392 | 0.896276 |
Maskelyne G | 26.7 | 2.3 | 48.6 | 5.8 | 1.290837 | 0.903721 | 0.884209 |
Beaumont B | 26.8 | -18.7 | 51.1 | 15.1 | -0.37821 | 0.997265 | 0.941019 |
Polybius E | 26.2 | -24.4 | 53.4 | 8.2 | -0.175216 | 1.018019 | 0.936438 |
Polybius B | 25.5 | -25.6 | 54.4 | 12 | 0.790079 | 1.023521 | 0.965833 |
Lindenau E | 26.5 | -31.7 | 55.9 | 7.4 | -0.009177 | 1.008421 | 0.941597 |
Riccius M | 26.5 | -37.9 | 58.7 | 13.7 | -0.187279 | 0.98995 | 0.919264 |
Democritus B | 28.6 | 60.1 | 70.3 | 11.7 | 1.263634 | 0.966806 | 0.943975 |
Jansen D | 28.5 | 15.7 | 49.7 | 6.7 | 1.636166 | 0.901429 | 0.872414 |
Jansen E | 27.8 | 14.5 | 50 | 6.6 | 2.667699 | 0.919006 | 0.891346 |
Beaumont G | 27.1 | -20.4 | 52.1 | 7.7 | 0.04421 | 1.008393 | 0.93925 |
Lindenau E | 26.5 | -31.7 | 56.6 | 7.4 | 0.067369 | 1.030938 | 0.954029 |
Aristoteles N | 26.9 | 52.9 | 64.6 | 5.3 | 2.894226 | 0.889117 | 0.88404 |
Plana C | 27.1 | 42.8 | 58.4 | 13.7 | 1.506411 | 0.898062 | 0.971123 |
Posidonius F | 27.1 | 32.8 | 53 | 6 | 2.778917 | 0.941724 | 0.902901 |
Posidonius A | 29.5 | 31.7 | 50.6 | 11.1 | 0.286752 | 1.000588 | 0.929308 |
Clerke | 29.8 | 21.7 | 45.8 | 6.7 | 0.355949 | 0.960035 | 0.910925 |
Fabbroni | 29.3 | 18.7 | 45.2 | 10.5 | 2.544127 | 0.921879 | 0.893542 |
Beketov | 29.2 | 16.2 | 44.5 | 8.3 | 1.715198 | 0.912734 | 0.901082 |
Jansen D | 28.5 | 15.7 | 45 | 6.7 | 1.565743 | 0.917161 | 0.907707 |
Jansen L | 30.1 | 14.7 | 43.2 | 6.9 | 1.929314 | 0.897003 | 0.887654 |
Jansen E | 27.8 | 14.5 | 45.2 | 6.6 | 2.76693 | 0.927139 | 0.910118 |
Maskelyne M | 27.9 | 7.8 | 43.8 | 7.3 | 0.659005 | 0.946787 | 0.91164 |
Maskelyne K | 29.7 | 3.2 | 41.6 | 5.4 | 1.406074 | 0.9114429 | 0.897184 |
Maskelyne B | 29 | 2 | 42.2 | 8.3 | 1.206666 | 0.931557 | 0.904316 |
Maskelyne Y | 28.2 | 1.7 | 43 | 4.3 | 0.559096 | 0.934253 | 0.911221 |
unnamed crater | 29.3 | 0.9 | 41.9 | 4.1 | 1.002803 | 0.920734 | 0.902592 |
Censorinus K | 28.9 | -1 | 42.3 | 4.5 | 1.037425 | 0.941258 | 0.908029 |
Torricelli B | 29.2 | -2.6 | 42 | 6.8 | 1.587401 | 0.937386 | 0.905265 |
Beaumont L | 30 | -14.5 | 43.1 | 4.2 | 2.735981 | 0.953245 | 0.927961 |
Piccolomini K | 29.7 | -25.7 | 47.5 | 7.6 | 0.443102 | 1.024845 | 0.949102 |
Piccolomini W | 29.2 | -26.8 | 48.4 | 5.5 | -0.304525 | 1.024652 | 0.962404 |
Riccius Y | 29.1 | -35.8 | 52.9 | 8.9 | -0.543325 | 1.037467 | 0.949545 |
Whler C | 30.6 | -36.8 | 52.4 | 11.5 | -0.458086 | 1.00865 | 0.929996 |
Whler B | 30.8 | -37.3 | 52.6 | 9.8 | -0.397726 | 1.01311 | 0.933298 |
Lockyer A | 31 | -44.1 | 56.6 | 9.6 | -0.285683 | 1.013296 | 0.932222 |
Arnold F | 35.2 | 67.6 | 66.8 | 10.4 | 0.886611 | 1.033772 | 0.939342 |
Grtner D | 34 | 58.5 | 57.8 | 7.6 | 1.078036 | 0.979251 | 0.89816 |
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Baily B | 35.2 | 51 | 50.6 | 7 | 0.824552 | 0.992584 | 0.914509 |
Hercules J | 36.4 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 7.9 | 1.398573 | 0.971669 | 0.907342 |
Piccolomini W | 29.2 | -26.7 | 29.6 | 5.5 | -0.267678 | 0.992392 | 0.955185 |
Hommel E | 31 | -59.1 | 60.9 | 13.4 | 0.431375 | 1.013512 | 0.961055 |
Hommel HA | 30.6 | -52.1 | 54.1 | 10.4 | 0.030436 | 1.024671 | 0.958478 |
Boguslawsky H | 29 | -72.8 | 74.2 | 20.9 | 0.765868 | 1.022633 | 0.988034 |
Schomberger Z | 27.3 | -73.6 | 74.9 | 6.2 | 1.683891 | 1.004166 | 0.968128 |
unnamed crater | 43.6 | 48.7 | 63 | 6.5 | 1.487597 | 0.920316 | 0.904483 |
Maury L | 42.5 | 40.3 | 59.1 | 4.2 | 0.049692 | 1.006214 | 0.93919 |
unnamed crater | 43.6 | 36.5 | 56.5 | 3.8 | 1.097212 | 0.974448 | 0.900688 |
Macrobius V | 43.3 | 25.4 | 52 | 4.5 | -0.212667 | 0.999475 | 0.925601 |
unnamed crater | 42.5 | 12.8 | 49 | 7.5 | -0.169326 | 0.974779 | 0.937756 |
Secchi U | 42.2 | 1.1 | 48 | 4.9 | 1.606775 | 0.921212 | 0.904168 |
unnamed crater | 42.5 | -8.4 | 48.2 | 3.8 | 3.076162 | 0.924416 | 0.884589 |
Bohnenberger N | 41.9 | -17.9 | 50.7 | 5.7 | -0.424368 | 1.022814 | 0.953131 |
Santbech Z | 43 | -25.9 | 52.3 | 5.4 | -0.303103 | 1.007493 | 0.919277 |
Neander Z | 42 | -33.8 | 56.4 | 6.1 | -0.196611 | 1.020688 | 0.957594 |
unnamed crater | 41.7 | -39.7 | 59.4 | 5 | -0.218389 | 1.008485 | 0.936627 |
Janssen K | 42.3 | -46.2 | 62.4 | 15 | 0.821989 | 0.993259 | 0.956458 |
Boussingault T | 43.1 | -63 | 72.1 | 19.4 | 0.281351 | 1.010369 | 0.961559 |
unnamed crater | 52.1 | 56.1 | 58 | 7.1 | 0.043599 | 1.040128 | 0.956026 |
Endymion X | 50.1 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 6 | 0.25769 | 1.013597 | 0.925908 |
Atlas L | 48.6 | 51.3 | 51 | 5.4 | 0.17558 | 1.014613 | 0.940082 |
unnamed crater | 49.5 | 45.8 | 45.7 | 4.6 | 0.594746 | 1.02887 | 0.93102 |
Chevallier K | 50.9 | 43.5 | 43.9 | 5.6 | 0.96012 | 0.983881 | 0.92494 |
Tralles C | 49.4 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 7.3 | 0.052401 | 0.992194 | 0.958888 |
unnamed crater | 60.5 | 51.2 | 51.4 | 6 | 0.203358 | 0.988659 | 0.938315 |
unnamed crater | 61.3 | 45.5 | 46.1 | 4.7 | 0.621775 | 1.001863 | 0.93049 |
unnamed crater | 57.7 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 3.6 | 0.442684 | 0.953118 | 0.907402 |
unnamed crater | 58.9 | 42.8 | 43 | 5.6 | 0.650823 | 0.99587 | 0.918045 |
unnamed crater | 59.7 | 40.8 | 41.3 | 4.9 | 0.664078 | 0.954169 | 0.910068 |
Cleomedes S | 58.9 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 7.6 | -0.367431 | 0.989961 | 0.954607 |
Cusanus F | 73.6 | 70.6 | 70.2 | 12 | 0.30773 | 1.021147 | 1.012068 |
unnamed crater | 71.6 | 67.2 | 66.8 | 4.2 | 0.184889 | 1.090133 | 1.010753 |
unnamed crater | 69.7 | 60.5 | 60 | 6.2 | 0.249627 | 1.101066 | 0.998406 |
Endymion L | 71.4 | 55.5 | 55.4 | 6.9 | 0.012023 | 1.074183 | 0.956566 |
Endymion M | 71 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 9.3 | 0.317364 | 1.018287 | 0.945534 |
unnamed crater | 71 | -24.5 | 28.6 | 5.3 | 0.622632 | 0.920438 | 0.914383 |
unnamed crater | 71.2 | -36.9 | 40 | 6.5 | -0.077973 | 0.982446 | 0.917655 |
unnamed crater | 71.1 | -42 | 44.7 | 4.5 | -0.102584 | 0.98553 | 0.934018 |
unnamed crater | 70.7 | -44.6 | 47.2 | 6 | -0.181091 | 0.99955 | 0.922126 |
unnamed crater | 72.7 | -69.5 | 71.3 | 6.5 | 0.756367 | 0.998621 | 0.971809 |
unnamed crater | 80.1 | -22.8 | 27.3 | 4 | 0.217786 | 0.947853 | 0.946039 |
Humboldt N | 80.6 | -26.1 | 30.6 | 14.5 | 0.292755 | 0.986314 | 0.96149 |
unnamed crater | 81 | -32 | 35.9 | 3.8 | -0.077051 | 0.989979 | 0.938848 |
unnamed crater | 79.9 | -32.3 | 35.7 | 5.8 | -0.145827 | 0.994119 | 0.935275 |
unnamed crater | 95.7 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 5 | -0.383146 | 1.065463 | 1.017539 |
unnamed crater | 93 | 64 | 63.8 | 3 | 0.146434 | 1.019122 | 0.99551 |
unnamed crater | 94.8 | 60.4 | 60.8 | 5.6 | 0.686057 | 0.991546 | 1.018966 |
unnamed crater | 94.5 | 59 | 59.3 | 9 | -0.05257 | 1.058735 | 0.997079 |
unnamed crater | 94.6 | 57.2 | 57.7 | 5.6 | -0.32294 | 1.038245 | 0.985186 |
unnamed crater | 93.1 | 53.7 | 54.1 | 3.4 | -0.386419 | 1.059008 | 0.995119 |
unnamed crater | 92.9 | -12.2 | 20.3 | 6.4 | -0.293888 | 0.979028 | 0.964789 |
unnamed crater | 91.9 | -13.6 | 20.6 | 3.7 | -0.360054 | 0.954153 | 0.953874 |
unnamed crater | 91.8 | -20.8 | 26.1 | 6 | -0.516109 | 0.97631 | 0.952859 |
Curie K | 93 | -23.7 | 29.2 | 11.1 | -0.273559 | 0.959346 | 0.949091 |
unnamed crater | 94.1 | -29.7 | 34.7 | 5 | 0.025451 | 0.966793 | 0.938942 |
Donner R | 92.3 | -34.3 | 38.3 | 14.9 | 0.223357 | 0.997074 | 0.930872 |
unnamed crater | 92.2 | -36.5 | 40.1 | 3.6 | 2.933886 | 0.909045 | 0.882551 |
unnamed crater | 91.1 | -41.7 | 44.7 | 6 | 0.927561 | 0.902801 | 0.877232 |
unnamed crater | 93.4 | -44.1 | 47.5 | 8.8 | 3.061002 | 0.884794 | 0.87685 |
unnamed crater | 92.7 | -47.7 | 50.6 | 10.8 | 0.034115 | 0.997185 | 0.921228 |
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unnamed crater | 91.4 | -50.5 | 53 | 6.8 | 0.394786 | 0.982067 | 0.901223 |
unnamed crater | 93.2 | -56.3 | 38.9 | 10.1 | -0.100375 | 1.02899 | 0.928346 |
unnamed crater | 91.4 | -60.4 | 62.6 | 5.1 | -0.230726 | 1.027875 | 0.936172 |
unnamed crater | 104.7 | 46.9 | 47.9 | 4.9 | -0.415779 | 1.05663 | 0.969803 |
unnamed crater | 105 | 40.9 | 42.6 | 5.9 | -0.282926 | 0.995607 | 0.960347 |
unnamed crater | 103.2 | 40.3 | 41.5 | 5.3 | -0.23817 | 1.043921 | 0.962691 |
unnamed crater | 104.6 | 31.3 | 33.9 | 5.9 | -0.166066 | 0.988832 | 0.968447 |
unnamed crater | 104.4 | 24.4 | 28 | 6 | -0.20051 | 0.961825 | 0.953706 |
unnamed crater | 104.9 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 6.7 | 2.913248 | 0.920367 | 0.91773 |
unnamed crater | 105.7 | 14.6 | 21.9 | 6.9 | -0.129005 | 0.945858 | 0.93849 |
unnamed crater | 104.6 | 7.7 | 17.6 | 19.1 | -0.133222 | 0.963379 | 0.957976 |
unnamed crater | 103.3 | -3.9 | 15.9 | 6.5 | -0.331753 | 0.961651 | 0.95987 |
unnamed crater | 103.7 | -13.4 | 21.2 | 8.8 | -0.298744 | 0.957114 | 0.951015 |
unnamed crater | 103.5 | -15.8 | 22.7 | 6.6 | -0.067058 | 0.958428 | 0.942678 |
unnamed crater | 105.5 | -21 | 27.9 | 6.8 | -0.043399 | 0.954548 | 0.944838 |
unnamed crater | 104 | -25.4 | 30.7 | 6.9 | -0.09904 | 0.950294 | 0.941473 |
unnamed crater | 103.4 | -30 | 34.4 | 13.7 | 0.285941 | 0.9278 | 0.923127 |
unnamed crater | 103 | -33 | 37 | 6.9 | 0.629004 | 0.934906 | 0.907844 |
unnamed crater | 104 | -36.3 | 40.2 | 4.9 | 1.204287 | 0.91941 | 0.898563 |
unnamed crater | 105.3 | -40.1 | 44.1 | 7.1 | -0.054374 | 0.960689 | 0.924666 |
unnamed crater | 105.4 | -41.8 | 45.7 | 5.5 | 0.013472 | 0.946266 | 0.922639 |
unnamed crater | 105.1 | -46.3 | 49.8 | 3.8 | 0.193728 | 1.011468 | 0.92165 |
unnamed crater | 105.5 | -48.4 | 51.8 | 3.2 | -0.284891 | 0.985632 | 0.933826 |
unnamed crater | 102.9 | -52 | 54.6 | 6.4 | -0.429947 | 0.970903 | 0.929026 |