Sinus Asperitatis, the Glossary
Sinus Asperitatis (Latin sinus asperitātis "Bay of Roughness") is an area of lunar mare that extends southward from the Mare Tranquillitatis until it joins the Mare Nectaris to the southeast.[1]
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8 relations: Cyrillus (crater), Latin, Lunar mare, Mare Nectaris, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mädler (lunar crater), Theophilus (crater), Torricelli (crater).
Cyrillus (crater)
Cyrillus is a lunar impact crater located on the northwest edge of Mare Nectaris. Sinus Asperitatis and Cyrillus (crater) are LQ20 quadrangle.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Lunar mare
The lunar maria (mare) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins. Sinus Asperitatis and lunar mare are maria on the Moon.
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Mare Nectaris
Mare Nectaris (Latin nectaris, the "Sea of Nectar") is a small lunar mare or sea (a volcanic lava plain noticeably darker than the rest of the Moon's surface) located south of Mare Tranquillitatis southwest of Mare Fecunditatis, on the near side of the Moon. Sinus Asperitatis and mare Nectaris are LQ20 quadrangle and maria on the Moon.
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Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquillity or Sea of Tranquility) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. Sinus Asperitatis and mare Tranquillitatis are maria on the Moon.
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Mädler (lunar crater)
Mädler is a lunar impact crater located on the mare that joins Sinus Asperitatis in the north to Mare Nectaris to the southeast. Sinus Asperitatis and Mädler (lunar crater) are LQ20 quadrangle.
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Theophilus (crater)
Theophilus is a prominent lunar impact crater that lies between Sinus Asperitatis in the north and Mare Nectaris to the southeast. Sinus Asperitatis and Theophilus (crater) are LQ20 quadrangle.
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Torricelli (crater)
Torricelli is a lunar impact crater in the eastern part of the Sinus Asperitatis, to the south of the Mare Tranquillitatis. Sinus Asperitatis and Torricelli (crater) are LQ20 quadrangle.
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