loftiest on the N. The
most conspicuous of the many craters upon it is the bright deep circular
depression E. on the S. wall, and another, rather larger and less
regular, on the N.W., which has a very low rim on the side facing the
floor, and a craterlet on either side of the apparent gap. A large
lozenge-shaped enclosure abuts on the wall, near the crater E., with a
border crowned by a number of little peaks, which at an early stage of
sunrise resemble a chaplet of pearls. The floor of Stofler is apparently
very level, and in colour recalls the beautiful steel-grey tone of Plato
seen under certain conditions. I have noted several distinct little
craters on its surface, mostly on the N.E. side; and on the E. side a
triangular dark patch, close to the foot of the wall, very similar in
size and appearance to those within Alphonsus.

FARADAY.--A large ring-plain, about 35 miles in diameter, overlapping the
S.W. border of Stofler; its own rampart being overlapped in its turn by
two smaller ring-plains on the S.E., and by two still smaller formations
(one of which is square-shaped) on the N.W. The wall is broad and very
massive on the E. and N.E., prominently terraced, and includes many
brilliant little craters. Schmidt shows a ridge and several craters in
the interior.

LICETUS.--An irregular formation, about 50 miles in maximum width, on the
S. of Stofler, with the flanks of which it is connected by a coarse
valley. Neison points out that it consists of a group of ring-plains
united into one, owing to the separating walls having been partially
destroyed. This seems to be clearly the case, if Licetus is examined
under a low sun. On the E. side of the N. portion of the formation, the
wall rises to nearly 13,000 feet.

FERNELIUS.--A ring-plain, about 30 miles in diameter, abutting on the N.
wall of Stofler. It is overlapped on the E. by another similar formation
of about half its size. There are many craters and depressions on the
borders of both, and a large crater between the smaller enclosure and the
N.E. outer slope of Stofler. Schmidt shows eight craters on the floor of
Fernelius.

NONIUS.--A ring-plain, about 20 miles in diameter, abutting on the N.
wall of Fernelius. There is a prominent bright crater on the W. of it,
and another on the N., from which a delicate valley runs towards the W.
side of Walter.

CLAIRAUT.--A very peculiar formation, about 40 miles in diameter, S. of
Maurolycus, affording another good ex