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Mare Serenitatis
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Mare Serenitatis is a lunar mare located to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon. Its diameter is 674 km.
Photograph of Mare Serenitatis
Photograph of Mare Serenitatis
These are three views of Mare Serenitatis, taken by the mapping camera of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, facing north-northeast from an average altitu
These are three views of Mare Serenitatis, taken by the mapping camera of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, facing north-northeast from an average altitude of 107 km. At the right is the east margin of Mare Serenitatis, with the 95 km diameter crater Posidonius at the central horizon, the basalt-flooded Le Monnier crater to the south, the mare ridge (or wrinkle ridge) Dorsa Aldrovandi at center, Littrow crater at the right, and the landing site of Apollo 17 in the lower right corner in the
Some of the strongest tonal, color, and structural contrasts among mare materials occur in Mare Serenitatis. This color Apollo 17 image shows that the
Some of the strongest tonal, color, and structural contrasts among mare materials occur in Mare Serenitatis. This color Apollo 17 image shows that the dark materials were emplaced before the lighter materials near the top.
Mare Imbrium
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Mare Imbrium is a 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 protoplanet during the Late Hea
Mare Serenitatis
…Mare Serenitatis (Latin serēnitātis, the "Sea of Serenity") is a lunar mare located to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon. Its diameter is 674 km (419 mi). Mare Serenitatis is located within the Serenitatis basin, which is of the Nectarian epoch. The material…
Location of Mare Imbrium
Location of Mare Imbrium
Detail of basaltic lava flow fronts within Mare Imbrium, located north of Euler Crater. (Mosaic of Apollo 17 images.)
Detail of basaltic lava flow fronts within Mare Imbrium, located north of Euler Crater. (Mosaic of Apollo 17 images.)
Oblique view of Imbrium Sculpture, with the crater Ukert right of center
Oblique view of Imbrium Sculpture, with the crater Ukert right of center
The planned landing site for Chang'e 3 was Sinus Iridum. The actual landing took place on Mare Imbrium
The planned landing site for Chang'e 3 was Sinus Iridum. The actual landing took place on Mare Imbrium