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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT Lunar Mapping Guide (#mappedthemoon)
28th October 2017
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual celebration of our closest
celestial neighbor - the Moon. The holiday is an attempt to spread scientific information about
the Moon among the public, and encourage people to learn more about Earth's only natural
satellite through observing it and by interacting with lunar experts.
Throughout history, the Moon has captured the imagination of people around the world.
Since antiquity, astronomers, philosophers, spiritualists and religious leaders have all tried to
understand and explain the mechanism of day and night, the Moon's phases and lunar
eclipses. In addition to helping keep time, the Moon was worshipped as a deity in many
ancient cultures. Even today, lunar phenomena such as Blue Moons, Supermoons, Micro Full
Moons and Black Moons are popular astronomical events that gather extensive public
interest.
Just like that, we are here to explore the Moon in a more specific manner. We will explore the
lunar features to understand the Moon more elaborately and we will do that through a very
interesting challenge. This activity is known as “Lunar Exploration Activity”.
GUIDELINE FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
Our closest neighbor, the Moon has led the people of Earth to watch it out with wonder and
fascination. We have often fancied that the Moon was an active world with its own life forms.
Many observers have believed that they stumbled onto the visual evidence suggesting
changes occurring on the Moon.
In this challenge, you will be observing various features on the surface of the Moon that past
observers mistakenly believed indicated active changes on the Moon.
TYPE OF ACTIVITY: Observational Challenge
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 50mm telescope
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Individual or team of 2 can take part in the challenge.
CHALLENGE: The challenge is to identify the listed lunar features by observing the Moon
with 50mm telescope. To help with the challenge, the following pictures are provided as
well.
FACEBOOK POST: Use the following hash tags to post your pics of conduction & Lunar
Mapping on your Facebook Timeline:
@SPACEIndia
@NASAMoon
#observethemoon
#mappedthemoon
#InOMN
After conduction, register your event on InMON website:
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/observe_the_moon_night/register-your-event/
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Lunar Features with Labels
Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold)
Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains)
Montes Apenninus (Apollo 15)
Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity)
Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises)
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of
Tranqulity)
Mare Fecunditatis (Sea of Fertility)
Alphonsus Crater
Mare Nectaris (Sea of Nectar)
Straight Wall
Tycho Crater
Clavius Crater
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1. Mare Frigoris
2. Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains)
3. Apennine Mountains
4. Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity)
Mare Frigoris (the "Sea of Cold") is a lunar mare in the far
north of the Moon. It was named by Giovanni Riccioli.
Previously it was known as "Mare Astronomicum" ( Sea of
Astronomy).
Mare Imbrium ("Sea of Rains") is a vast lava plain on the
Moon and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System.
This volcanic plain is almost 3940 million year old and is
having a diameter of 1145 kilometers.
Montes Apenninus is a popular mountain range on the
surface of Moon. This is named after the Apennine
Mountains in Italy. This is almost 3.9 billion year old. This
place is well known for the successful landing of Apollo 15
mission.
Mare Serenitatis ("Sea of Serenity") is a lunar mare
located to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon. Its
diameter is 674 kilometers, which is almost 7.5% of the
circumference of the Moon.
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5. Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises)
6. Mare Tranquillitatis
7. Mare Fecunditatis
8. Alphonsus Crater
Mare Crisium (the "Sea of Crises") is a lunar mare located
just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. This basin is almost
4.55 billion year old. Mare Crisium is 555 km in diameter
and 176,000 square kilometers (68,000 sq mi) in area.
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) is the most
popular lunar mare on the Moon. This basin is famous for
the revolutionalry landing of Appolo 11 mission. This
basin is almost 873 kilometers in diameter.
Mare Fecunditatis ("Sea of Fertility") is a lunar mare which
is 840 kilometers in diameter. This mare is relatively thin
as compared to Mare Crisium or Mare Tranquillitatis but
this is of almost same age as of Sea of Tranquility.
Alphonsus is an ancient impact crater on the Moon which
is havng 119 kilometer in diameter and 2.7 kilometer in
depth.
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9. Mare Nectaris
10. Straight Wall
11. Tycho Crater
12. Clavius Crater
Mare Nectaris ("Sea of Nectar") is a small lunar mare or
sea located south of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is 84,000
square kilometers in size and almost 340 milometers in
diameter. This is one of the old basins on the surface of
Moon which is almost 3.9 billion years old.
The Straight Wall popularly known as Rupes Recta is a
popular target for amateur astronomers.This has a length
of 110 kilometers, a typical width of 2–3 kilometers, and
a height of 240–300 meters. Thus although it appears to
be a vertical cliff in the lunar surface, in actuality the grade
of the slope is relatively shallow.
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the
southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish
astronomer Tycho Brahe. This is a relatively young crater,
with an estimated age of 108 million years. This is almost
86 kilometers in diameter and is almost 4.8 kilometers in
depth.
Clavius is one of the largest crater formations on the
Moon, and it is the third largest crater on the visible near
side. It is located in southern highlands of the Moon. The
crater is named for the Jesuit priest Christopher Clavius, a
16th-century German mathematician and astronomer.
This is almost 225 kilometers in diameter and about 3.5
kilometers in depth.