Mare Vaporum

The 'Mare' area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here: https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Oblique view facing south of Mare Vaporum from lunar orbit (Apollo 17)

Western Mare Vaporum during sunrise, from Apollo 15

Mare Vaporum Template:IPAc-en (Latin vapōrum, the "sea of vapors") is a lunar mare located between the southwest rim of Mare Serenitatis and the southeast rim of Mare Imbrium. It was named by Giovanni Battista Riccioli in 1651.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition. CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.</ref>

Location and size

Template:Unreferenced section The mare lies in an old basin or crater that is within the Procellarum basin. It is Template:Convert in diameter and Template:Convert in area, and is bordered to the northeast by the mountain range Montes Apenninus. In the south of the mare is Rima Hyginus, a rille intersected by the crater Hyginus. The lunar material surrounding the mare is from the Lower Imbrian epoch, and the mare material is from the Eratosthenian epoch.Template:Citation needed

Lunar nearside with major maria and craters labelled.

External links

• Mare Vaporum at The Moon Wiki
• Dome in Mare Vaporum - Hook and Dome area
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