Highland
JTC-1766
Mare Crisium
Inside the Sea of Crises, a perfectly isolated oval ringed by mountains and the easiest lunar sea to pick out with the naked eye.
- Coordinates
- 16.40° N, 57.80° E
- Diameter
- 6.0 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 4.5 km
- Depth
- 850 m
- Terrain
- Marsh plain
- Tier
- Mare
Mare
JTC-2601
Palus Epidemiarum
31.80° S, 27.30° W
In the Marsh of Epidemics, a small flooded plain cut by the Ramsden rilles, a delicate branching network of collapsed lava channels.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
A subtle, quiet target that rewards patience and a steady desert night.
On the dark basalt seas. The easiest ground to find from your own backyard.
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- Folded ExplOrbit Moon Map
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- Viewing notes for 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-2601 lies at 31.80° S, 27.30° W, in Palus Epidemiarum. 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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