Ocean of Storms on Moon
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Ocean of Storms on Moon is a vast lunar mare formed by ancient volcanic activity, notable as the landing region for several Apollo missions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocean of Storms | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar mare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mare Humorum
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Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Nubium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oceanus Procellarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | lunar mascons ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Earth–Moon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | dark ⓘ |
| composition | basalt ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Aristarchus Plateau
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ⓘ
Crater Aristarchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Crater Copernicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Crater Kepler NERFINISHED ⓘ Reiner Gamma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Apollo astronauts
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ⓘ
uncrewed lunar probes ⓘ |
| featureTypeDesignation | Oceanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | ancient volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Imbrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasNo |
atmosphere
ⓘ
liquid water ⓘ |
| hasRegolith | lunar regolith ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
study of lunar crustal structure
ⓘ
study of lunar volcanism ⓘ |
| isLargestOf | lunar maria ⓘ |
| isOnHemisphere | western lunar near side ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf |
Apollo 12
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ⓘ
Surveyor 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Lunar Orbiter missions
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ⓘ
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Ocean of Storms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landing region for Apollo missions
ⓘ
large extent compared to other lunar maria ⓘ |
| observedBy | Galileo Galilei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
visible light ⓘ |
| partOf | lunar nearside maria ⓘ |
| sitedIn | western part of the Moon’s near side ⓘ |
| surfaceGravity | low compared to Earth ⓘ |
| surfaceType | basaltic plain ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.