Mare Nectaris
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Mare Nectaris is a small, circular lunar mare formed by an ancient impact basin on the Moon’s near side, known for its smooth basaltic plains and role in mapping the Moon’s geological history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact basin
ⓘ
lunar mare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mare Fecunditatis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare Serenitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Nectarian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| basinType | multi-ring impact basin ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
inner solar system bodies
ⓘ
near-side impact basins sequence ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Altai Scarp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 15°S 35°E ⓘ |
| defines | Nectarian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 340 km ⓘ |
| eponym | Sea of Nectar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | ancient impact event ⓘ |
| geologicAge | approximately 3.9 billion years ⓘ |
| gravityAnomaly | mascon present ⓘ |
| hasRingStructure | multiple concentric rings ⓘ |
| importance | key reference for lunar geologic timescale ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar nearside maria ⓘ |
| lavaFill | thin mare basalt layer ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOfMoon | near side ⓘ |
| mareVolcanismAge | about 3.8–3.6 billion years ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy | Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalBody | Earth–Moon system ⓘ |
| quadrant | southeastern nearside ⓘ |
| relativeSize | smaller than Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| rimContainsCrater |
Catharina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyrillus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fracastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| spectralType | low-Ti mare basalt ⓘ |
| studiedByMission |
Clementine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter program NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | basaltic plains ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
small impact craters
ⓘ
wrinkle ridges ⓘ |
| surfaceType | smooth lava plain ⓘ |
| underlainBy | impact melt sheet ⓘ |
| usedFor | lunar stratigraphic dating ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth with small telescopes ⓘ |
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