Mare Nubium

E897658

Mare Nubium is a large lunar mare located in the Moon’s southern near side, characterized by its dark basaltic plains formed from ancient volcanic activity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mare Nubium canonical 6
Mare Nubium region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar geological feature
lunar mare
albedo low
appearance dark
astronomicalBodyType lunar mare
belongsTo near side maria
catalog IAU-approved lunar feature
composition basalt
coordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
discoveredBy early telescopic observers
featureType mare
formedBy ancient volcanic activity
formedDuring Imbrian period
geologicalAge Imbrian
hasEponym Latin word "nubes" (cloud)
hasFeature lava plains
rilles
wrinkle ridges
hemisphere southern lunar near side
isPartOf lunar nearside maria
locatedOn Moon
lunar near side
nameLanguage Latin
nameMeaning Sea of Clouds
neighboringCrater Agatharchides
Birt
Bullialdus
Gauricus
Guillaume
Hesiodus
linked to: Hesiod

Kies
Liebig
Nicollet
Opelt
Palus Epidemiarum
Pitatus
Thebit
neighboringFeature Mare Cognitum
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Humorum
Mare Imbrium
Mare Insularum
Mare Nectaris
observationTargetFor amateur astronomers
lunar geologists
observedFrom Earth
surfaceType basaltic plain
visibility naked eye

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Mare Cognitum adjacentTo Mare Nubium
Imbrium Basin ejecta zone extendsInto Mare Nubium region
linked to: Mare Nubium
Oceanus Procellarum boundedBy Mare Nubium
Lassell (lunar crater) locatedIn Mare Nubium
subject linked to: Lassell crater on the Moon
Ocean of Storms adjacentTo Mare Nubium
subject linked to: Ocean of Storms on Moon
Ranger program impactSiteRegion Mare Nubium