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This is a list of maria (large, dark, basaltic plains) on the Moon. It includes other basaltic plains, including the one oceanus as well as features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Giovanni Battista Riccioli. [1]
14 Ιουλ 2024 · Lanzarote, part of Spain's Canary Islands, earns its nickname 'Island of Fire' from its dramatic volcanic landscape.
The surface of the Moon has many features, including mountains and valleys, craters, and maria—wide flat areas that look like seas from a distance but are probably solidified molten rock. Some of these features are listed.
The lunar maria (/ ˈ m ær i. ə / MARR-ee-ə; sg. mare / ˈ m ɑːr eɪ,-i / MAR-ay, MAR-ee) [1] are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins. They were dubbed maria (Latin for 'seas') by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas.
1 Ιαν 2023 · The lunar mare exhibits low albedo and elevation that was misunderstood by early astronomers to be water. Therefore, they termed these dark and low areas “mare” which means “seas” in Latin. However, modern technology has improved our understanding of the lunar mare.
Rille, any of various valleys or trenches on the surface of the Moon. The term was introduced by early telescopic observers—probably by the German astronomer Johann Schroeter—to denote such lunar features. The word rima (from Latin, ‘fissure’) is often used for the same kind of features.
13 Φεβ 2024 · Highlights include the well-known and spectacular Vallis Alpes (the Alpine Valley), a lunar rift valley that cuts a straight path through the magnificent Montes Alpes (lunar Alps) and Vallis Schröteri (Schröter’s Valley), which meanders across the Aristarchus Plateau.
