Mare Serenitatis
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Mare Serenitatis is a large lunar mare, or basaltic plain, on the Moon’s near side, easily visible from Earth as a dark, circular feature formed by ancient volcanic activity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basaltic plain
ⓘ
lunar mare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mare Imbrium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Vaporum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Imbrian period ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| albedoContrastWith | surrounding lunar highlands ⓘ |
| appearance | dark region ⓘ |
| basinType | multi-ring impact basin ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar maria ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Montes Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montes Haemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Montes Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature | Serenitatis Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 674 km ⓘ |
| formedBy | ancient volcanic activity ⓘ |
| formedFrom | impact basin flooding by lava ⓘ |
| geologicAge | about 3.8 to 3.6 billion years ⓘ |
| hasCraterOnMargin |
Bessel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Posidonius NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulpicius Gallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegolith | fine lunar soil ⓘ |
| hasRille |
Rimae Menelaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rimae Sulpicius Gallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| liesNear | Apollo 17 Taurus–Littrow landing site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Serenitatis Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Lunar Orbiter missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sea of Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf | near-side maria pattern visible to naked eye ⓘ |
| quadrant | northeastern near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
study of impact basin evolution
ⓘ
study of lunar volcanism ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | about 28.0° N ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | about 17.5° E ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | basaltic lava flows ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Apollo 17 mission vicinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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