Ocean of Storms on Moon

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Ocean of Storms on Moon is a vast lunar mare formed by ancient volcanic activity, notable as the landing region for several Apollo missions.

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Ocean of Storms on Moon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar mare
adjacentTo Mare Humorum
Mare Imbrium
Mare Nubium
alsoKnownAs Oceanus Procellarum
associatedWith lunar mascons
belongsTo Earth–Moon system
cataloguedIn IAU lunar nomenclature
color dark
composition basalt
containsFeature Aristarchus Plateau
Crater Aristarchus
Crater Copernicus
linked to: Copernicus crater

Crater Kepler
linked to: Kepler crater

Reiner Gamma
exploredBy Apollo astronauts
uncrewed lunar probes
featureTypeDesignation Oceanus
formedBy ancient volcanic activity
geologicalAge Imbrian period
hasCoordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
hasNo atmosphere
liquid water
hasRegolith lunar regolith
hasScientificInterest study of lunar crustal structure
study of lunar volcanism
isLargestOf lunar maria
isOnHemisphere western lunar near side
landingSiteOf Apollo 12
Surveyor 3
locatedIn near side of the Moon
locatedOn Moon
mappedBy Lunar Orbiter missions
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
nameLanguage Latin
nameMeaning Ocean of Storms
notableFor landing region for Apollo missions
large extent compared to other lunar maria
observedBy Galileo Galilei
observedIn infrared wavelengths
visible light
partOf lunar nearside maria
sitedIn western part of the Moon’s near side
surfaceGravity low compared to Earth
surfaceType basaltic plain

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Intrepid descentStageLocation Ocean of Storms on Moon