Oceanus Procellarum
E612333
Oceanus Procellarum is a vast lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, notable for its dark basaltic plains and as the landing region of several early space missions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oceanus Procellarum region | 2 |
| Oceanus Procellarum basin region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar mare ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Mare Humorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Insularum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Nubium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCrater |
Aristarchus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Aristarchus Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reiner Gamma NERFINISHED ⓘ Rimae Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ Rimae Prinz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | ancient volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasAppearance | dark ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 2500 km ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge |
mostly Imbrian
ⓘ
some Eratosthenian ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion | Procellarum KREEP Terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSelenographicCoordinates | centered near 18.4°N 57.4°W ⓘ |
| hasShape | irregular ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceComposition | basaltic plains ⓘ |
| hasTectonicFeature |
graben structures
ⓘ
wrinkle ridges ⓘ |
| isLargestOf | lunar maria ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar maria ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | full Moon appearance ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| mappedBy | Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Ocean of Storms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Clementine mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| richIn | KREEP materials ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | mare basalt ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasLandingRegionFor |
Apollo 12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chang'e 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Luna 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Surveyor 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasLandingRegionFor |
Luna 13
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surveyor 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mare Cognitum
subject surface form:
Mare Cognitum
subject surface form:
Mare Cognitum
this entity surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum region
this entity surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum basin region