Oceanus Procellarum region

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Oceanus_Procellarum_region
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:area ~1,600,000 km²
gptkbp:composition granite
KREEP (potassium, rare earth elements, phosphorus)
gptkbp:diameter ~2,500 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature irregular shape
largest lunar mare
Procellarum KREEP Terrane
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Apollo_12
gptkb:Apollo_16
gptkb:Apollo_17
gptkb:Apollo_14
gptkb:Apollo_15
gptkbp:formationTheory gptkb:giant_impact_hypothesis
gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:Marius_Hills
gptkb:Reiner_Gamma
Rimae Aristarchus
Sinuous rilles
Wrinkle ridges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oceanus Procellarum region
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:location western edge of the near side of the Moon
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Giovanni_Riccioli
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Ocean_of_Storms
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Mare_Imbrium
gptkb:Mare_Humorum
gptkb:Mare_Cognitum
gptkb:Mare_Nubium
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Aristarchus
gptkb:Copernicus
gptkb:Kepler
Herodotus
gptkbp:surface basaltic plain
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:yearNamed 1651
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schiaparelli_crater_(Moon)
gptkb:Macula_Marius
gptkb:Crater_Schiaparelli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7