Mare Fecunditatis
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Mare Fecunditatis is a large lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, characterized by its dark basaltic plains formed from ancient volcanic activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mare Fecunditatis region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar mare ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| approximateArea | ~330,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateCenterLatitude | 7° S ⓘ |
| approximateCenterLongitude | 52° E ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | ~840 km ⓘ |
| boundedByCrater |
Bellot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Goclenius NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Langrenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lomonosov NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier A NERFINISHED ⓘ Taruntius NERFINISHED ⓘ Vendelinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | mare ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | ancient naked-eye observers ⓘ |
| formedBy | ancient volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | mainly Upper Imbrian ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Sea of Fertility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Mare Fecunditatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Messier crater pair with ray system
ⓘ
wrinkle ridge system Dorsa Andrusov NERFINISHED ⓘ wrinkle ridge system Dorsa Geikie NERFINISHED ⓘ wrinkle ridge system Dorsa Mawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar nearside maria ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOfMoon | near side ⓘ |
| mappedByMission |
Apollo missions
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Clementine mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Orbiter program NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringMare |
Mare Australe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare Crisium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Nectaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationMethod | optical telescopes ⓘ |
| olderUnitsAge | Nectarian ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | basalt ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
lava-flooded basin
ⓘ
small impact craters ⓘ wrinkle ridges ⓘ |
| surfaceType | basaltic plain ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualAppearance | dark ⓘ |
| youngerUnitsAge | Eratosthenian ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Mare Fecunditatis region