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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.

Diameter
4.2 km
Depth
790 m
Terrain
Dark mantle deposit
Tier
Highland
Highland

JTC-2331

Sinus Aestuum

11.60° N, 8.90° W

In the Bay of Billows, sitting on one of the darkest deposits on the Moon: volcanic glass beads sprayed from ancient fire fountains.

Seeing it from Joshua Tree

Near the centre of the disc, so it is well placed whenever the Moon is up.

The bright, ancient uplands. Rougher country, more dramatic in a telescope.

Dedication

$75

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  • The “Name A Crater” Collectible Certificate
  • The Joshua Tree Crater Company Star Chart Poster
  • The Children’s Activity Poster
  • The Joshua Tree Field Notes Booklet
  • The Joshua Tree Crater Company Decal
  • Permanent entry in our registry
Name this crater
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-2331 lies at 11.60° N, 8.90° W, in Sinus Aestuum. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.

The near side of the Moon, photographed through a telescope
1.0×
NEW
Also unclaimed

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