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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mare Cognitum