Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Amoris

Along the periphery of the mare are several bay-shaped features that have been given names. Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Amoris. The "Bay of Love" extends northward from the northeast end of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located at selenographic coordinates 18.1° N, 39.1° E, and lies within a diameter of 130 km. To the north of the bay are the jumbled Montes Taurus peaks. Near the southern end of the bay where it outlets into the Mare Tranquillitatis lies the Theophrastus crater. Along the weste ...

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Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis - Bays, Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Amoris, Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Asperitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Concordiae, Mare Tranquillitatis - Sinus Honoris, Mare Tranquillitatis - In the arts

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