Heritage
JTC-1644
Mare Tranquillitatis
Less than 200 kilometres from Tranquility Base, where Apollo 11 set down in July 1969. The same dark basalt that took the first human footprint.
- Coordinates
- 2.40° N, 25.80° E
- Diameter
- 3.9 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 5.1 km
- Depth
- 940 m
- Terrain
- Basalt plain
- Tier
- Mare
Mare
JTC-1702
Mare Tranquillitatis
11.30° N, 33.50° E
In the northern reach of the Sea of Tranquility, where the basalt runs unusually rich in titanium and reads a shade bluer than its neighbours.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
A steady target all month. The Sea of Tranquility is the easiest dark patch to point out to a beginner.
On the dark basalt seas. The easiest ground to find from your own backyard.
Dedication
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- The “Name A Crater” Collectible Certificate
- The Joshua Tree Crater Company Star Chart Poster
- The Moon Map
- The Children’s Activity Poster
- The Joshua Tree Field Notes Booklet
- The Joshua Tree Crater Company Decal
- Permanent entry in our registry
Where it sits
Its place on the near side
The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.
JTC-1702 lies at 11.30° N, 33.50° E, in Mare Tranquillitatis. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.
1.0×
NEWAlso unclaimed
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