Mare Humorum

Mare Humorum
Mare Humorum. Several connections exist to Oceanus Procellarum to the north. This makes a shape somewhat like a head and shoulders. The rather large crater to the north of the mare is Gassendi. The crater on the southwestern rim of the basin is Doppelmayer. The light grey feature that protrudes into the mare from the southeast is Promontorium Kelvin.
Coordinates24°24′S 38°36′W / 24.4°S 38.6°W / -24.4; -38.6
Diameter420 km (260 mi)[1]
EponymSea of Moisture
Altered Rectified Proiection (ARP) Selenochromatic Image (Si) of the Mare Humorum area with some selenochromatic landmarks

Mare Humorum /hjuːˈmɔːrəm/ (Latin hūmōrum, the "Sea of Moisture" or "Sea of Humors") is a lunar mare.[2] The impact basin it is located in is 425 kilometers (264 mi) across.[3]

  1. ^ "Mare Humorum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ "Moon". stars.astro.illinois.edu.
  3. ^ D. Ben J. Bussey et al., "Humorum Basin Geology from Clementine Data," Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXVIII (1997)