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Mare Fecunditatis, The Mooni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mare Fecunditatis | - not defined - |
| The Moon | Moon |
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Latitude & Longitude:
7° 47' 59'' South , 51° 17' 59'' East
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Mare Fecunditatis (Latin fēcunditātis, the "Sea of Fecundity" or "Sea of Fertility") is a lunar mare in the eastern half of the visible Moon. The mare has a maximum diameter of 840 km.
The Fecunditatis basin formed in the Pre-Nectarian epoch, while the basin material surrounding the mare is of the subsequent Nectarian epoch. The mare material is of the Upper Imbrian epoch and is relatively thin compared to the neighboring Mare Crisium or Mare Tranquillitatis. This basin is overlapped with the Nectaris, Tranquillitatis, and Crisium basins. Fecunditatis basin meets the Nectaris basin along Fecunditatis' western edge, with the area along this zone faulted by arcuated grabens. On the eastern edge of Fecunditatis is the crater Langrenus. Near the center lie the interesting craters Messier and Messier A. It was here that the first automated sample return took place via the Luna 16 probe, in September 1970. Sinus Successus lies along the eastern edge of the mare.
Unlike many other maria, there is no mass concentration (mascon), or gravitational high, in the center of Mare Fecunditatis. Mascons were identified in the center of other maria (such as Serenitatis or Imbrium) from Doppler tracking of the five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft in 1968. The gravity field was mapped at higher resolution with later orbiters such as Lunar Prospector and GRAIL, which unveiled an irregular pattern.
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| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Clinoenstatite Formula: MgSiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ 'Glass' |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy' Formula: (Pt,Fe) Description: Composition range of mineral from the locality is (Pt.44Rh.36Fe.20) - (Pt.50Rh.37Fe.13). |
| ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy var. Rhodic Ferroplatinum' Formula: (Pt,Rh,Fe) Description: Composition range of mineral from the locality is (Pt.44Rh.36Fe.20) - (Pt.50Rh.37Fe.13). |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Antimony Formula: Sb |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Indium Formula: In References: |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe References: |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Native Lead Formula: Pb |
| ⓘ 'Native Molybdenum' Formula: Mo |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt Description: Composition range of mineral from the locality is (Pt.44Rh.36Fe.20) - (Pt.50Rh.37Fe.13). |
| ⓘ 'Native Rhenium' Formula: Re References: |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Native Tin Formula: Sn |
| ⓘ Native Tungsten Formula: W |
| ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS References: |
| ⓘ Ulvöspinel Formula: TiFe2+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'UM2003-03-E:AgAuCuZn' Formula: (Cu,Au,Ag)4Zn |
| ⓘ 'UM2004-17-I:Rh' Formula: RhI3 References: |
| ⓘ 'UM2004-37-S:Au' Formula: AuS References: |
| ⓘ 'UM2014-Cu:Ag:Hg:S' Formula: (Cu10Ag2Hg)13S14 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (K Perrhenate)' Formula: KReO4 References: |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
| ⓘ Zirconolite Formula: CaZrTi2O7 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | 'Native Rhenium' | 1.AB.05 | Re |
| ⓘ | 'UM2003-03-E:AgAuCuZn' | 1.AB.10 | (Cu,Au,Ag)4Zn |
| ⓘ | Native Indium | 1.AC.05 | In |
| ⓘ | Native Tin | 1.AC.10 | Sn |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Native Tungsten | 1.AE.05 | W |
| ⓘ | 'Native Molybdenum' | 1.AE.05 | Mo |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Native Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Zirconolite | 4.DH.30 | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Clinoenstatite | 9.DA.10 | MgSiO3 |
| ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy' | - | (Pt,Fe) |
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (K Perrhenate)' | - | KReO4 |
| ⓘ | 'UM2004-17-I:Rh' | - | RhI3 |
| ⓘ | 'Iron-Platinum alloy var. Rhodic Ferroplatinum' | - | (Pt,Rh,Fe) |
| ⓘ | 'UM2004-37-S:Au' | - | AuS |
| ⓘ | 'UM2014-Cu:Ag:Hg:S' | - | (Cu10Ag2Hg)13S14 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Fecunditatis |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q26210 |
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