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This is a list of maria (large, dark, basaltic plains) on the Moon. It includes other basaltic plains, including the one oceanus as well as features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Giovanni Battista Riccioli. [1] Riccioli's map of the Moon was drawn by Francesco Maria ...
Lunar mare. The near side of the Moon, with major maria and craters labeled. The lunar maria (/ ˈmæri.ə / MARR-ee-ə; sg. mare / ˈmɑːreɪ, - i / MAR-ay, MAR-ee) [1] are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth 's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins. They were dubbed maria (Latin for 'seas') by early astronomers who ...
Mare Imbrium / ˈɪmbriəm / (Latin imbrium, the " Sea of Showers " or " Sea of Rains ") is a vast lava plain within the Imbrium Basin on the Moon and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System. The Imbrium Basin formed from the collision of a proto-planet during the Late Heavy Bombardment. Basaltic lava later flooded the giant crater to ...
List of lunar features. The surface of the Moon has many features, including mountains and valleys, craters, and maria —wide flat areas that look like seas from a distance but are probably solidified molten rock. Some of these features are listed.
Planitia Descensus was named to commemorate the site of the first soft landing on the Moon of Luna 9 on 3 February 1966. It is located at Lat. 7.1°N and Long. 64.4W. [1] It is the only officially named plain on the Moon. [1] The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU confirmed the name of the site in 1970. [2]
Volcanism on the Moon is represented by the presence of volcanoes, pyroclastic deposits and vast lava plains on the lunar surface. The volcanoes are typically in the form of small domes and cones that form large volcanic complexes and isolated edifices. Calderas, large-scale collapse features generally formed late in a volcanic eruptive episode ...
2,592 km (1,611 mi) [1] Eponym. Ocean of Storms. Oceanus Procellarum (/ oʊˈsiːənəs ˌprɒsɛˈlɛərəm / oh-SEE-ə-nəs PROSS-el-AIR-əm; from Latin: Ōceanus procellārum, lit. 'Ocean of Storms') is a vast lunar mare on the western edge of the near side of the Moon. It is the only one of the lunar maria to be called an "Oceanus" (ocean ...
Hadley–Apennine is a region on the near side of Earth's Moon that served as the landing site for the American Apollo 15 mission, the fourth crewed landing on the Moon and the first of the "J-missions", in July 1971. [1][2] The site is located on the eastern edge of Mare Imbrium on a lava plain known as Palus Putredinis.