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Mare Insularum

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Mare Insularum
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Mare Insularum /ɪnsʊˈlɛərəm/ (Latin īnsulārum, the "sea of islands") is a lunar mare located in the Insularum basin just south of the western Mare Imbrium. The basin material is of the Lower Imbrian epoch, with the mare material of the Upper Imbrian epoch. The mare is bordered by the craters Copernicus on the east, and Kepler on the west. Oceanus Procellarum joins the mare to the southwest.

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Mare insularum and closer craters (selenochromatic format)
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Mare Insularum selenochromatic Image (Si)with some selenochromatic landmarks . More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Copernicus is one of the most noticeable craters on the Moon. The rays from both Kepler and Copernicus protrude into the mare. It is located near the crater Fra Mauro, the site of the Apollo 14 landing. Sinus Aestuum forms a northeastern extension to the mare.

The name was suggested by lunar geologist Don E. Wilhelms.[2]

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