Sabine

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Sabine is a lunar impact crater located on the Moon’s Mare Tranquillitatis, notable for its relatively smooth floor and association with nearby Apollo landing sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
formedBy meteoroid impact
hasAlbedo similar to surrounding mare
hasCoordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
hasCraterType simple crater
hasEponym Edward Sabine NERFINISHED
hasGeologicContext mare basalt surroundings
hasInteriorFeature few central floor irregularities
low-relief floor
hasMorphology circular outline
hasNearbyFeature Mare Tranquillitatis basalt plains NERFINISHED
Ritter-Sabine crater pair
hasObservationMethod Earth-based telescopic observation
orbital imaging
hasRelativeAge younger than surrounding highland craters
hasRimCharacteristic relatively sharp rim
slightly worn walls
hasScientificInterest impact cratering processes
lunar mare volcanism
hasSurfaceType relatively smooth floor
isAssociatedWith Apollo 11 landing site NERFINISHED
Apollo landing sites
isCataloguedIn IAU lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED
isNear Ritter NERFINISHED
isPartOf near side of the Moon
isReferencedIn Apollo mission planning charts
isUsedAs lunar surface landmark
locatedIn Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED
locatedNear western edge of Mare Tranquillitatis
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED

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