Mare
JTC-2087
Mare Nubium
In the Sea of Clouds, near the Straight Wall, a hundred-kilometre fault scarp that casts the sharpest straight shadow on the Moon.
- Coordinates
- 20.60° S, 15.90° W
- Diameter
- 4.9 km
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Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.
- Diameter
- 6.3 km
- Depth
- 1,170 m
- Terrain
- Heritage highland
- Tier
- Heritage
Heritage
JTC-2274
Montes Apenninus
25.40° N, 4.10° E
In the foothills of the Lunar Apennines, within sight of Hadley Rille, where Apollo 15 parked the first vehicle ever driven on another world.
Seeing it from Joshua Tree
The Apennine range throws a 400-kilometre shadow at first quarter. Unmistakable in any telescope.
Within sight of an Apollo landing site. Our rarest and most requested ground.
Dedication
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- Certificate of Lunar Dedication
- Folded ExplOrbit Moon Map
- Permanent entry in our registry
- Viewing notes for this crater
Where it sits
Its place on the near side
The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.
JTC-2274 lies at 25.40° N, 4.10° E, in Montes Apenninus. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.
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NEWAlso unclaimed
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