Surface feature · Lunar mare (Apollo 11 landing site)
Mare Tranquillitatis
- Type
- Lunar mare (Apollo 11 landing site)
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Mare Tranquillitatis is a lunar mare (apollo 11 landing site) in orbit around The Moon.
Gallery
Rima Ariadaeus - A Linear Rille
The linear rille Rima Ariadaeus is found on the nearside of the Moon, nestled between Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Vaporum in this image taken by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
2009
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2010-04-27
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.