Mare Nectaris
Location: ·
The 'Sea of Nectar' — its basin impact defines the start of the Nectarian period, ~3.9 billion years ago.
Type
Mare
Diameter
339 km
Position
15.2°S 34.6°E
Name approved
1935
The mare covers about 84,000 km² at the centre of an 860-km impact basin, whose best-preserved rim is Rupes Altai to the southwest. The lava-filled Fracastorius opens onto its southern shore, the Theophilus–Cyrillus–Catharina trio lies off the northwest shore, and in the north the crater Daguerre is almost entirely buried.
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise and sunset on Mare Nectaris
| Event | Time | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Computing… | ||
- Sunrise / Sunset: at the feature's centre (IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature).
- Lit: the illuminated fraction of the Moon's disc at that moment.
Further info
Official record from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Mare Nectaris
Wikipedia: Mare Nectaris