Mare Nubium

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Mare Nubium is a large lunar mare located in the Moon’s southern near side, characterized by its dark basaltic plains formed from ancient volcanic activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar geological feature
lunar mare
albedo low
appearance dark
astronomicalBodyType lunar mare
belongsTo near side maria
catalog IAU-approved lunar feature
composition basalt
coordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
discoveredBy early telescopic observers
featureType mare
formedBy ancient volcanic activity
formedDuring Imbrian period
geologicalAge Imbrian
hasEponym Latin word "nubes" (cloud)
hasFeature lava plains
rilles
wrinkle ridges
hemisphere southern lunar near side
isPartOf lunar nearside maria
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
lunar near side
nameLanguage Latin
nameMeaning Sea of Clouds NERFINISHED
neighboringCrater Agatharchides NERFINISHED
Birt NERFINISHED
Bullialdus NERFINISHED
Gauricus NERFINISHED
Guillaume NERFINISHED
Hesiodus NERFINISHED
Kies NERFINISHED
Liebig NERFINISHED
Nicollet NERFINISHED
Opelt NERFINISHED
Palus Epidemiarum NERFINISHED
Pitatus NERFINISHED
Thebit NERFINISHED
neighboringFeature Mare Cognitum NERFINISHED
Mare Fecunditatis NERFINISHED
Mare Humorum NERFINISHED
Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED
Mare Insularum NERFINISHED
Mare Nectaris NERFINISHED
observationTargetFor amateur astronomers
lunar geologists
observedFrom Earth NERFINISHED
surfaceType basaltic plain
visibility naked eye

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Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum adjacentTo Mare Nubium
subject surface form: Mare Cognitum