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.
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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