Sea of Knowledge

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Sea of Knowledge is the English translation of the Latin lunar mare name "Mare Cognitum," a basaltic plain on the Moon’s near side formed by ancient volcanic activity.

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Sea of Knowledge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
basaltic plain
lunar mare
surface feature of the Moon
belongsToBody Earth–Moon system
belongsToCategory Lunar plains
Maria of the Moon
Volcanic plains in the Solar System
formedBy ancient volcanic activity
geologicalAge Imbrian period
hasAlbedo low albedo
hasEnglishName Sea of Knowledge
hasEponymMeaning Sea of Knowledge
hasFeatureType mare
hasGeologicUnitType mare basalt unit
hasLanguageOfName Latin
hasLatinName Mare Cognitum
hasMorphology relatively smooth surface
hasNameTranslationLanguage English
hasOrbitalImageryFrom Clementine mission
Lunar Orbiter program
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
hasRelativeElevation lower than surrounding highlands
hasScientificInterest impact basin evolution
lunar stratigraphy
lunar volcanism
hasSurfaceProcess impact cratering
lava flooding
isDarkerThan lunar highlands
isPartOf lunar nearside maria
isSmallerThan Oceanus Procellarum
isTargetOf lunar mapping
lunar observation
remote sensing studies
locatedOn Moon
locatedOnHemisphere near side of the Moon
neighboringFeature Fra Mauro formation
Mare Insularum
Mare Nubium
Oceanus Procellarum
observedFrom Earth
surfaceComposition basalt
surfaceType basaltic plain
visibleTo naked eye

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mare Cognitum nameMeaning Sea of Knowledge
Sea of Knowledge hasEnglishName Sea of Knowledge
Sea of Knowledge hasEponymMeaning Sea of Knowledge