Belʹkovich (crater)
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Belʹkovich is a large lunar impact crater of the form termed a walled plain. This crater dates to the Nectarian period of the lunar geologic timescale. The formation has been heavily eroded by a histo
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Mare Humboldtianum is the smooth dark patch, with the walled plain Bel'kovich to the upper right. Clementine image.
Full Moon 2010
Lunar mare
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Lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositio
Belʹkovich (crater)
…portion of the Mare Humboldtianum, and the mare area outside the rim consists of hilly, irregular surface that covers much of the northern half of the lunar mare. The younger crater Hayn intrudes into the northwest rim of Belʹkovich, and the satellite crater Belʹkovich K lies across the northeast rim. In the…
Lunar basalt layering exposed
Ancient rift valleys – context.
Ancient rift valleys – closeup (artist's concept).
Irregular mare patch – evidence of young lunar volcanism (12 October 2014)