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Mare Vaporum / v æ ˈ p ɔːr ə m / (Latin vapōrum, the "sea of vapors") is a lunar mare located between the southwest rim of Mare Serenitatis and the southeast rim of Mare Imbrium. It was named by Giovanni Battista Riccioli in 1651.
Manilius is a lunar impact crater on the northeast edge of Mare Vaporum. Its diameter is 38 km. [1] Description
Mare Serenitatis: Sea of Serenity 28.0° N 17.5° E 707 km Mare Smythii: Sea of William Henry Smyth: 1.3° N 87.5° E 373 km Mare Spumans: Foaming Sea 1.1° N 65.1° E 139 km Mare Tranquillitatis: Sea of Tranquility 8.5° N 31.4° E 873 km Mare Undarum: Sea of Waves 6.8° N 68.4° E 243 km Mare Vaporum: Sea of Vapors 13.3° N 3.6° E 245 km
The ages of the mare basalts have been determined both by direct radiometric dating and by the technique of crater counting.The radiometric ages range from about 3.16 to 4.2 billion years old (Ga), [4] whereas the youngest ages determined from crater counting are about 1.2 Ga. [5] Updated measurements of samples collected by the Chang’e-5 mission show that some lunar basalts could be as ...
It lies on a region of raised surface between the Mare Vaporum to the northeast, Sinus Aestuum to the west, and Sinus Medii to the southeast. The crater was named after German astronomer Johann Elert Bode. [1] Lunar Orbiter 4 photo, a few streaks appear in this photo including three thicker ones
Mare Nectaris; Mare Humorum; Bright region around Kepler; Gassendi region; Plinius region; Mare Vaporum; Lubiniesky region; Sinus Medii; Faintly shaded area near Sacrobosco; Dark spot at foot of Mons Huygens; Riphean Mountains; Another interesting phenomenon visible with the naked eye is Earthshine. Best visible shortly before or after a new ...
Agrippa is a lunar impact crater that is located at the southeast edge of the Mare Vaporum. It is located to the north of the crater Godin, the irregular Tempel lies just to the east. To the north and northeast, the rille designated Rima Ariadaeus follows a course to the east-southeast, reaching the western edge of Mare Tranquillitatis.
The largest known deposits occur at Taurus–Littrow, Sinus Aestuum, Sulpicius Gallus, Rima Bode, Mare Vaporum, Mare Humorum and the Aristarchus plateau in the central near side of the Moon. [ 55 ] Many smaller pyroclastic deposits measure only a few kilometers in diameter and are almost always located near the mare or in large impact crater ...