Mare Crisium

Area centrata su Mare Crisium in formato Si. Vedi anche: https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica/
Mare Crisium
LRO image
Coordinates17°00′N 59°06′E / 17.0°N 59.1°E / 17.0; 59.1
Diameter556 km (345 mi)[1]

Mare Crisium /ˈkrɪsiəm/ (Latin crisium, the "Sea of Crises") is a lunar mare located in the Moon's Crisium basin, just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. Mare Crisium is a basin of Nectarian age.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference USGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 9-3.