 Full
Moon Atlas: Sector D-5
Central Mare Tranquillitatis
While Mare Tranquillitatis covers the great
majority of this sector, parts of other lunar seas also make
appearances here, including Mare Serenitatis (top left
corner) and Mare Fecunditatis (bottom right corner). Two
smaller bays, Sinus Amoris (top edge, right of center)
and Sinus Asperitatis (bottom edge, left of center), also
appear.
Nearly hidden in the lower left corner are three
almost indistinct craters — Aldrin, Collins and
Armstrong
— named for the Apollo 11 astronauts. Look for
neighboring craters Ritter and Sabine along the
lower left edge, then move carefully toward the east to locate
them; the Apollo 11 landing site, where Armstrong and
Aldrin became the first men to set foot on the Moon, is slightly
to the south of the commemorative craters. In addition, a small
"sister crater" — Sabine C — was renamed for the legendary
newsman and spaceflight advocate
Walter Cronkite.
NAVIGATION NOTES:
·
Moving your cursor over major geographical features in the
photograph below will trigger identifying flags.
· When displayed, approximate
crater diameters (in kilometers) are shown within parenthesis.
· To move to an adjoining
sector (when available), click on the direction indicator. For
example, clicking on the "North" indicator moves you to the
sector above the current one displayed.
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