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Here's an astronomy trivia question you probably haven't heard before: Name all the features on the moon whose official IAU name is, or includes, the name of a constellation. This image gives the answer to this question, and shows that, surprisingly, all three such features can be found in this relatively small area in the northeastern section of the moon. At the top is the interesting flat-bottomed crater Hercules (a constellation name), next to dissimilar neighbor Atlas. At the right edge of the image is another crater named after a constellation, Cepheus. Finally, at the bottom right (and extending off the image) are the Taurus Mountains, completing the list of the only three features on the moon whose name is a constellation. At bottom center is the fascinatingly complex crater Posidonius. This image was taken with the same equipment as the previous few images.