Difference between revisions of "Mare Tranquillitatis"

From The Moon
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "<div id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block"> =Tranquillitatis Basin= ''(unofficial name; IAU feature name for central 873 km of mare: '''Mare Tranquillitatis'...")
 
Line 4: Line 4:
 
{| class="wiki_table"
 
{| class="wiki_table"
 
|
 
|
Lat: 8.5°N, Long: 31.4°E, Main ring diam: 700 km, Depth: km, [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/R%C3%BCkl%2036 Rükl: 36]<br />
+
Lat: 8.5°N, Long: 31.4°E, Main ring diam: 700 km, Depth: km, [http://the-moon.us/wiki/R%C3%BCkl%2036 Rükl: 36]<br />
 
|}
 
|}
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1488&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_agrippa23051.jpg|external image normal_agrippa23051.jpg]]][http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=433&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_mare-tranquillitatis-clem1.jpg|external image normal_mare-tranquillitatis-clem1.jpg]]]<br />  Left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1488 Eric Soucy]'', Right: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-433 Clementine]''<br /> <br /> <div id="toc">
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1488&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_agrippa23051.jpg|external image normal_agrippa23051.jpg]]][http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=433&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_mare-tranquillitatis-clem1.jpg|external image normal_mare-tranquillitatis-clem1.jpg]]]<br />  Left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1488 Eric Soucy]'', Right: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-433 Clementine]''<br /> <br /> <div id="toc">
Line 12: Line 12:
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mare%20Tranquillitatis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Mare%20Tranquillitatis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Mare%20Tranquillitatis Apollo Images]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/A/ Ranger 8 - Camera A photographs]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/B/ Ranger 8 - Camera B photographs]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/P/ Ranger 8 - Camera P photographs]<br /> <br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mare%20Tranquillitatis LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Mare%20Tranquillitatis%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Mare%20Tranquillitatis Apollo Images]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/A/ Ranger 8 - Camera A photographs]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/B/ Ranger 8 - Camera B photographs]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/catalog/8/P/ Ranger 8 - Camera P photographs]<br /> <br /> <br />  
 
==Maps==
 
==Maps==
''([http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 61A4)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac61/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I722/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto61a4_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br />  
+
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 61A4)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac61/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I722/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto61a4_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br />  
==[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Lunar%20Basins Basin Classification]==
+
==[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Lunar%20Basins Basin Classification]==
 
  (description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/Lunar%20Basins.htm Impact Basin Database])<br />  
 
  (description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) [http://www.lpod.org/cwm/DataStuff/Lunar%20Basins.htm Impact Basin Database])<br />  
 
{| class="wiki_table"
 
{| class="wiki_table"
Line 46: Line 46:
 
<br />  
 
<br />  
 
==LPOD Articles==
 
==LPOD Articles==
[http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060918 Going Extreme] [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060520 An Elusive Phase] [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060519 How Can You Be Tranquil When So Much Is Happening] [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060413 Color on the Cheap] [http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-09-24.htm Tranquil Sunshine] [http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/01/LPOD-2004-01-12.htm Western Tranquillitatis]<br /> <br />  
+
[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/September_18,_2006 Going Extreme] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/May_20,_2006 An Elusive Phase] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/May_19,_2006 How Can You Be Tranquil When So Much Is Happening] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/April_13,_2006 Color on the Cheap] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/September_24,_2004 Tranquil Sunshine] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/January_12,_2004 Western Tranquillitatis]<br /> <br />  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
  Wood, C.A. Aug. 2003. Treasurers of western Tranquillitatis. S&T August 2003 v106 p120<br /> <br /> <br />
 
  Wood, C.A. Aug. 2003. Treasurers of western Tranquillitatis. S&T August 2003 v106 p120<br /> <br /> <br />
 
----
 
----
 
  This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater]</span> on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - ''afx3u2''</div>
 
  This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater]</span> on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - ''afx3u2''</div>

Revision as of 20:24, 11 April 2018

Tranquillitatis Basin

(unofficial name; IAU feature name for central 873 km of mare: Mare Tranquillitatis)

Lat: 8.5°N, Long: 31.4°E, Main ring diam: 700 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 36

external image normal_agrippa23051.jpgexternal image normal_mare-tranquillitatis-clem1.jpg
Left: Eric Soucy, Right: Clementine

Table of Contents

[#Tranquillitatis Basin Tranquillitatis Basin]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Images Images]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Maps Maps]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Basin Classification Basin Classification]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Description Description]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Tranquillitatis Basin-Bibliography Bibliography]

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Ranger 8 - Camera A photographs
Ranger 8 - Camera B photographs
Ranger 8 - Camera P photographs


Maps

(LAC zone 61A4) LAC map Geologic map LTO map

Basin Classification

(description of terms and most numeric basin data from Wood, C.A. (2004) Impact Basin Database)
Certainty of Existence
USGS Age
Wilhelms Age Group
Ring Diameters
Mare Thickness
Mascon
Uncertain
Pre-Nectarian
3
700, 950 km
1.0 km
No; -40 mG gravity anomaly


Description


Description: Wikipedia

Mare Tranquillitatis

Additional Information


Nomenclature

The IAU feature name means "Sea of Tranquility".
  • Called the body of the man in reference to a pre-Galileo telescopic sketch map by Thomas Harriot in ~1609 [Whitaker: Mapping and Naming the Moon, p 17]
  • The impact basin is named after the crater.
  • Erroneously printed as Mare Tranquilitatis (1 "l") on page 13 (nearside map) in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon (2012).- DannyCaes DannyCaes Jan 23, 2013


LPOD Articles

Going Extreme An Elusive Phase How Can You Be Tranquil When So Much Is Happening Color on the Cheap Tranquil Sunshine Western Tranquillitatis

Bibliography

Wood, C.A. Aug. 2003. Treasurers of western Tranquillitatis. S&T August 2003 v106 p120



This page has been edited 1 times. The last modification was made by - tychocrater tychocrater on Jun 13, 2009 3:24 pm - afx3u2