Mare
JTC-1702
Mare Tranquillitatis
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.
- Coordinates
- 11.30° N, 33.50° E
- Diameter
- 5.1 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 3.6 km
- Depth
- 680 m
- Terrain
- Basalt plain
- Tier
- Mare
MareDedicated
JTC-1954
Mare Fecunditatis
6.20° S, 49.60° E
In the Sea of Fertility, where Luna 16 drilled the first robotic sample core and carried it home in 1970.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
Low in the southeast. Best caught in the first week of the lunar month.
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
This crater has already been named and is retired from the atlas.
Find another craterWhere 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-1954 lies at 6.20° S, 49.60° E, in Mare Fecunditatis. 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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