Mare Marginis
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| Position | 12,7° N, 86,52° O | |
| Durchmesser | 358 km | |
| Siehe auch Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
Das Mare Marginis (lat. „Randmeer“) ist ein Mare des Erdmondes.
Der Name des Mare Marginis bezieht sich auf seine Lage östlich des Mare Crisium am äußersten östlichen Rand der Vollmondscheibe. Dies entspricht den selenographischen Koordinaten 12° N, 87° E. Das Mare Marginis hat einen mittleren Durchmesser von 360 km. Sein größter Krater Al-Biruni befindet sich im Norden. Das Mare zeichnet sich durch Swirls sowie durch ein relativ starkes lokales krustales Magnetfeld aus und ist Antipode des Mare Orientale.
Literatur
- Paul D. Spudis: The Once and Future Moon. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996, ISBN 1-56098-634-4.
Weblinks
Commons: Mare Marginis – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
- Spektrum.de: Amateurfoto Mare Marginis
- http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov: Mare Marginis (englisch)
- The-moon.wikispaces.com: Mare Marginis (englisch)
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Moon Map - Equatorial region 45S to 45N - LPC1 - NASA.jpg
NASA lunar chart of equatorial region (latitudes 45S to 45N) 1 : 10.000.000 (LPC-1).
NASA lunar chart of equatorial region (latitudes 45S to 45N) 1 : 10.000.000 (LPC-1).
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en:Mare Marginis lies on the very edge of the lunar nearside. It differs from most of the nearside maria. It has an irregular outline, and it appears to be fairly thin. Note the small circular and elongated features in the mare plains. These probably mark impact craters buried by less than 1000 - 1700 feet of lava. Further, Mare Marginis is not centered on any clear, large impact basin. Thus, Mare Marginis seems to mark a low-lying region of the highlands where mare lavas were just able to reach the surface. Several large mare-floored craters also occur nearby. In these craters, the crater floors lie below the surrounding highland surface. Thus, they mark sites around Mare Marginis where lavas were close to the lunar surface. The major crater to the north of Marginis Al-Biruni, with Ibn Yunus to the southeast, and Goddard to the northwest.
en:Mare Marginis lies on the very edge of the lunar nearside. It differs from most of the nearside maria. It has an irregular outline, and it appears to be fairly thin. Note the small circular and elongated features in the mare plains. These probably mark impact craters buried by less than 1000 - 1700 feet of lava. Further, Mare Marginis is not centered on any clear, large impact basin. Thus, Mare Marginis seems to mark a low-lying region of the highlands where mare lavas were just able to reach the surface. Several large mare-floored craters also occur nearby. In these craters, the crater floors lie below the surrounding highland surface. Thus, they mark sites around Mare Marginis where lavas were close to the lunar surface. The major crater to the north of Marginis Al-Biruni, with Ibn Yunus to the southeast, and Goddard to the northwest.