A feature identifiable through my telescope is the Mare Tranquillitatis or The Sea of Tranquility. Once thought to be an ocean on the Moon. According to NASA, its equatorial position and smooth fields of basaltic lavas was ideal for the first manned lunar landing. Mare Tranquillitatis has a diameter of proximally 873km. When view from Earth, it appears dark this is because the crater has been flooded with mare basalts.
Mare Crisium (the sea of Crises), a “nectarine basin (about 3.9 billion years old) that spans 740 km” (NASA). Giovanni Riccioli named the Mare Crisium, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized and by the 17 century Mare Crisium had acquired the name of “Caspin Sea”. The Mare Crisium can be observed without the
Mare Crisium (the sea of Crises), a “nectarine basin (about 3.9 billion years old) that spans 740 km” (NASA). Giovanni Riccioli named the Mare Crisium, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized and by the 17 century Mare Crisium had acquired the name of “Caspin Sea”. The Mare Crisium can be observed without the