Mare Nectaris
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Mare Nectaris is a small lunar mare or sea located south of Mare Tranquillitatis southwest of Mare Fecunditatis, on the near side of the Moon. Montes Pyrenaeus borders the mare to the east and Sinus A
Mare Nectaris
View from Apollo 8
Oblique view facing southeast, from Apollo 11. The large crater right of center is Theophilus, and Mädler is to its left. Fracastorius is near the central horizon, and the white mountain on the horizon at right is part of the Rupes Altai. The teardrop-shaped crater in the lower left is Torricelli.
Fracastorius (crater)
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Fracastorius is the lava-flooded remnant of an ancient lunar impact crater located at the southern edge of Mare Nectaris. T. W. Webb describes this as "a partially destroyed ring." To the northwest of
Mare Nectaris
…edge. It is 84,000 square kilometers in size. Several large craters are situated at the borders of Mare Nectaris. The biggest one is lava-filled Fracastorius (124 km), which fuses with the southern coast of the Sea. A prominent trio of 100-km craters Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina is located near…
Mosaic of Lunar Orbiter 4 images
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 11. The small crater in left foreground is Rosse.
Similar view with different lighting from Apollo 16
Full Moon 2010