Sea of Dreams ( Latin Mare Ingenii ) - the sea on the far side of the moon . Located in the southern hemisphere in the Dream Pool.
| Sea of Dreams? | |
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| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 318 km |
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| Heavenly body | Moon |
The rocks of the Dream Sea and the surrounding craters date back to the Late Albanian era (3.8 - 3.2 billion years), while the rocks of the Dream basin belong to the preectarian period (4.5 - 3.9 billion years).
The object's selenographic coordinates are [1] , the diameter is 318 km [1] .
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Craters
In the Sea of Dreams, there is a large crater - Thomson (112 km in diameter), and to the south of it - Obruchev (71 km in diameter). [2]
Title
This region was first discovered in images of the far side of the moon obtained by the Soviet automatic interplanetary station Luna-3 . The area was called the Sea of Dreams with the corresponding Latin name - Mare Desiderii (lit. Sea of Desire). However, in later sharper pictures, it was clear that this was not a single lowland, but a combination of several craters and a flat area called Mare Ingenii . In this regard, the International Astronomical Union included in the list of objects on the lunar surface only the name Mare Ingenii , to which the Russian name Dream Sea was transferred. Although, the Latin name "Mare Ingenii" literally translates as "Sea of Mind"
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Date of treatment August 16, 2010. Archived April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Map of the lunar surface (English) . Date of treatment August 16, 2010. Archived April 11, 2012.