The Moon map

The image shows the side of the moon visible

from Earth with its most prominent features:
Mare Frigoris
•Maria
= Mare (lat. seas)
(plural) are large, dark areas on the
Platog
Platog fAristoteles
Valley
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lunar surface. These are huge ancient impact
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craters which were filled by escaping lava Sinus Sinus iridum

casus Mts
during the primitive age of the moon. Today
Roris
the moon has completely cooled down and Mare Imbrium fPosidonius
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contains no more liquid layers.
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Lacus
•These
= Montes (lat. Mountains) Somniorum *

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are mountain ranges that were formed
when the moon was still geologically active. ▲ 17 Mare
fAristarchus

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The names are based on the names of the

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mountains of the earth (Alps, Appenin,
i n e Crisium
Caucasus...).
Ap en n Mare
Vaporum
*
Mare
*
*
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•The many craters on the surface of the

= Crater
Copernicusg
Copernicusg Tranquillitatis 24

Keplerg
Keplerg Sinus Medii 1 ▲ 11 * 20
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moon originate for the most part from the

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formation time of the solar system. Since the
moon has no atmosphere, these have never Sinus aestum 3 Py Mare
weathered and are still fully preserved. The
Oceanus 14 ▲ 7 6 Fecunditatis

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craters are marked with the names of famous
▲ 12 Theophilus

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astronomers and scientists according to Procellarum ▲ 16

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international agreement.
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fGrimaldi
• Mare

its
= Sinus
(lat. bay) fAlbategnius
These are parts of Maria, partly also craters, Nectaris
which overlap with the edges of Maria.
Mare
▲ = Apollo Missions (USA) fGassendi Nubium fFracastorius
These are the landing sites of the American
Apollo missions of the 60s and 70s with the
mission number.

 = Unmanned
fPiccolomini
NASA probes (USA)
These are the landing sites of the American
Surveyor probes (60s) with the mission
number fStofler
fTycho Rheita Valley
* (former USSR)
= Unmanned
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 nmanned RAKA Probes
fSchickard
These are the landing sites of the Soviet Luna Mare Australeg
Australeg
probes (60s and 70s) with the mission number.

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