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2026 July 25
Tranquility and Serenity
* Image Credit & Copyright: Nyêrdson FerreiraExplanation:
The seas of Tranquility and Serenity are calm today. They're calm most every day though, since they are actually lunar maria, basaltic lava flows filling in large impact basins on the Moon. Also known by Latin names Mare Tranquillitatis (right) and Mare Serenitatus, the smooth dark lunar "seas" are in stark contrast to the bright cratered lunar highlands surrounding them in this telescopic view. Of course their names are based on the historical, pre-telescopic designations of lunar maria. Easily visible to the unaided eye, the broad features on the Moon's near side were imagined to be like the expansive oceans of planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down on the Mare Tranquillitatis (at lower right), establishing Tranquility base and the first human presence on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/#hds-sidebar-nav-6
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Moon....1...59K/abstract
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/563
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4731/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260725.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 July 25
Tranquility and Serenity
* Image Credit & Copyright: Nyêrdson FerreiraExplanation:
The seas of Tranquility and Serenity are calm today. They're calm most every day though, since they are actually lunar maria, basaltic lava flows filling in large impact basins on the Moon. Also known by Latin names Mare Tranquillitatis (right) and Mare Serenitatus, the smooth dark lunar "seas" are in stark contrast to the bright cratered lunar highlands surrounding them in this telescopic view. Of course their names are based on the historical, pre-telescopic designations of lunar maria. Easily visible to the unaided eye, the broad features on the Moon's near side were imagined to be like the expansive oceans of planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down on the Mare Tranquillitatis (at lower right), establishing Tranquility base and the first human presence on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/#hds-sidebar-nav-6
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Moon....1...59K/abstract
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/563
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4731/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260725.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 July 25
Tranquility and Serenity
* Image Credit & Copyright: Nyêrdson FerreiraExplanation:
The seas of Tranquility and Serenity are calm today. They're calm most every day though, since they are actually lunar maria, basaltic lava flows filling in large impact basins on the Moon. Also known by Latin names Mare Tranquillitatis (right) and Mare Serenitatus, the smooth dark lunar "seas" are in stark contrast to the bright cratered lunar highlands surrounding them in this telescopic view. Of course their names are based on the historical, pre-telescopic designations of lunar maria. Easily visible to the unaided eye, the broad features on the Moon's near side were imagined to be like the expansive oceans of planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down on the Mare Tranquillitatis (at lower right), establishing Tranquility base and the first human presence on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/#hds-sidebar-nav-6
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Moon....1...59K/abstract
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/563
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4731/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260725.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 July 25
Tranquility and Serenity
* Image Credit & Copyright: Nyêrdson FerreiraExplanation:
The seas of Tranquility and Serenity are calm today. They're calm most every day though, since they are actually lunar maria, basaltic lava flows filling in large impact basins on the Moon. Also known by Latin names Mare Tranquillitatis (right) and Mare Serenitatus, the smooth dark lunar "seas" are in stark contrast to the bright cratered lunar highlands surrounding them in this telescopic view. Of course their names are based on the historical, pre-telescopic designations of lunar maria. Easily visible to the unaided eye, the broad features on the Moon's near side were imagined to be like the expansive oceans of planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down on the Mare Tranquillitatis (at lower right), establishing Tranquility base and the first human presence on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/#hds-sidebar-nav-6
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Moon....1...59K/abstract
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/563
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4731/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260725.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 July 25
Tranquility and Serenity
* Image Credit & Copyright: Nyêrdson FerreiraExplanation:
The seas of Tranquility and Serenity are calm today. They're calm most every day though, since they are actually lunar maria, basaltic lava flows filling in large impact basins on the Moon. Also known by Latin names Mare Tranquillitatis (right) and Mare Serenitatus, the smooth dark lunar "seas" are in stark contrast to the bright cratered lunar highlands surrounding them in this telescopic view. Of course their names are based on the historical, pre-telescopic designations of lunar maria. Easily visible to the unaided eye, the broad features on the Moon's near side were imagined to be like the expansive oceans of planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down on the Mare Tranquillitatis (at lower right), establishing Tranquility base and the first human presence on the Moon.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/#hds-sidebar-nav-6
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Moon....1...59K/abstract
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/563
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4731/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260725.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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Wirklich tolle Doku über die #Apollo 17 Mission.
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Wirklich tolle Doku über die #Apollo 17 Mission.
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Wirklich tolle Doku über die #Apollo 17 Mission.
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Wirklich tolle Doku über die #Apollo 17 Mission.
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Wirklich tolle Doku über die #Apollo 17 Mission.
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NASA has revealed its plan to live on the Moon. Here’s how it would work
More than 50 years after humans last walked on the Moon, NASA is preparing to return, this time…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Amazon #Apollo17 #Artemis #ArtemisProgram #AU #Australia #BlueOrigin #Exploration #JaredIsaacman #lunarbase #Mars #Marsexploration #marsresearchstation #marsstation #moonbase #NASA #NASAArtemisprogram #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/697063/ -
NASA has revealed its plan to live on the Moon. Here’s how it would work
More than 50 years after humans last walked on the Moon, NASA is preparing to return, this time…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Amazon #Apollo17 #Artemis #ArtemisProgram #AU #Australia #BlueOrigin #Exploration #JaredIsaacman #lunarbase #Mars #Marsexploration #marsresearchstation #marsstation #moonbase #NASA #NASAArtemisprogram #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/697063/ -
... called Histrohod on a mission launching late in 2012 and landing near the Apollo 17 site. Khan (2012) described a landing near Lara crater about 5 km west of the Apollo 17 LM. That would be close to the Apollo 17 EVA 2 station 3 at Ballet crater. The maximum rover range of 10 km would allow a visit to the ALSEP or LM areas, and the Lee-Lincoln scarp might also be investigated. This plan evolved in later years.
#moon #GLXP #apollo17 -
... called Histrohod on a mission launching late in 2012 and landing near the Apollo 17 site. Khan (2012) described a landing near Lara crater about 5 km west of the Apollo 17 LM. That would be close to the Apollo 17 EVA 2 station 3 at Ballet crater. The maximum rover range of 10 km would allow a visit to the ALSEP or LM areas, and the Lee-Lincoln scarp might also be investigated. This plan evolved in later years.
#moon #GLXP #apollo17 -
... called Histrohod on a mission launching late in 2012 and landing near the Apollo 17 site. Khan (2012) described a landing near Lara crater about 5 km west of the Apollo 17 LM. That would be close to the Apollo 17 EVA 2 station 3 at Ballet crater. The maximum rover range of 10 km would allow a visit to the ALSEP or LM areas, and the Lee-Lincoln scarp might also be investigated. This plan evolved in later years.
#moon #GLXP #apollo17 -
... called Histrohod on a mission launching late in 2012 and landing near the Apollo 17 site. Khan (2012) described a landing near Lara crater about 5 km west of the Apollo 17 LM. That would be close to the Apollo 17 EVA 2 station 3 at Ballet crater. The maximum rover range of 10 km would allow a visit to the ALSEP or LM areas, and the Lee-Lincoln scarp might also be investigated. This plan evolved in later years.
#moon #GLXP #apollo17 -
... called Histrohod on a mission launching late in 2012 and landing near the Apollo 17 site. Khan (2012) described a landing near Lara crater about 5 km west of the Apollo 17 LM. That would be close to the Apollo 17 EVA 2 station 3 at Ballet crater. The maximum rover range of 10 km would allow a visit to the ALSEP or LM areas, and the Lee-Lincoln scarp might also be investigated. This plan evolved in later years.
#moon #GLXP #apollo17 -
“Some of the visuals include an amoeba-like shape captured by the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2024, a bright round shape filmed by the US Central Command in 2024, and unidentified lights in a picture taken by the #Apollo17 crew from the surface of the #Moon.” www.wired.com/story/pentag...
‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashe... -
“Some of the visuals include an amoeba-like shape captured by the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2024, a bright round shape filmed by the US Central Command in 2024, and unidentified lights in a picture taken by the #Apollo17 crew from the surface of the #Moon.” www.wired.com/story/pentag...
‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashe... -
“Some of the visuals include an amoeba-like shape captured by the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2024, a bright round shape filmed by the US Central Command in 2024, and unidentified lights in a picture taken by the #Apollo17 crew from the surface of the #Moon.” www.wired.com/story/pentag...
‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashe... -
Pentagon Unveils Apollo 17 Records, Detailing Unexplained Lunar Phenomena
Pentagon releases Apollo 17 files showing UFOs seen by astronauts in 1972. See what astronauts saw on the moon and why it matters.
#Apollo17 #UFO #Pentagon #Space #NASA
https://newsletter.tf/apollo-17-ufo-sightings-pentagon-releases-files/
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The Fading Echo of Lunar Footprints: Decades Without Return
Humans last walked on the Moon in 1972 during Apollo 17. Find out why we haven't been back in over 50 years.
#Apollo17, #SpaceExploration, #MoonLanding, #NASA, #Artemis
https://newsletter.tf/why-humans-havent-returned-to-moon-since-1972/
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It has been 53 years since humans last visited the Moon. This is much longer than the 4 years between the first and last Apollo missions.
#Apollo17, #SpaceExploration, #MoonLanding, #NASA, #Artemis
https://newsletter.tf/why-humans-havent-returned-to-moon-since-1972/ -
It has been 53 years since humans last visited the Moon. This is much longer than the 4 years between the first and last Apollo missions.
#Apollo17, #SpaceExploration, #MoonLanding, #NASA, #Artemis
https://newsletter.tf/why-humans-havent-returned-to-moon-since-1972/ -
It has been 53 years since humans last visited the Moon. This is much longer than the 4 years between the first and last Apollo missions.
#Apollo17, #SpaceExploration, #MoonLanding, #NASA, #Artemis
https://newsletter.tf/why-humans-havent-returned-to-moon-since-1972/ -
It has been 53 years since humans last visited the Moon. This is much longer than the 4 years between the first and last Apollo missions.
#Apollo17, #SpaceExploration, #MoonLanding, #NASA, #Artemis
https://newsletter.tf/why-humans-havent-returned-to-moon-since-1972/ -
UFO files released by US President Donald Trump as part of ‘unprecedented transparency’
US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have released dozens of previously classified files on alleged…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #apollo17 #Apollomissions #DonaldTrump #Død #Extraterrestrials #pentagon #petehegseth #SecretaryofDefense #spaceships #UAP #UFOfiles #UFOs #unidentifiedflyingobjects
https://www.europesays.com/2975771/ -
https://www.europesays.com/people/63051/ Trump releases UFO files as part of ‘unprecedented transparency’ #Apollo17 #ApolloMissions #DonaldTrump #ExtraTerrestrials #PeteHegseth #spaceships #UAP #UFOFiles #UFOs #UnidentifiedFlyingObjects
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Another file is a #NASA photograph from the #Apollo17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The #Pentagon says in an accompanying caption that “there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly” but that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a “physical object.”
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Another file is a #NASA photograph from the #Apollo17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The #Pentagon says in an accompanying caption that “there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly” but that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a “physical object.”
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Another file is a #NASA photograph from the #Apollo17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The #Pentagon says in an accompanying caption that “there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly” but that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a “physical object.”
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Another file is a #NASA photograph from the #Apollo17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The #Pentagon says in an accompanying caption that “there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly” but that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a “physical object.”
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Another file is a #NASA photograph from the #Apollo17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The #Pentagon says in an accompanying caption that “there is no consensus about the nature of the anomaly” but that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a “physical object.”
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Fragments Echo Fireworks: Apollo Astronaut's Unsealed Testimony Surfaces
Apollo 17 astronaut's testimony about seeing UFO fragments like fireworks released from Trump-era UFO files. What does this mean?
#Apollo17, #UFO, #SpaceMystery, #AstronautTestimony, #TrumpUFO
https://newsletter.tf/apollo-17-astronaut-sees-ufo-fragments-like-fireworks/
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Newly unsealed documents reveal an Apollo 17 astronaut described UFO fragments resembling 'Fourth of July fireworks,' a detail previously kept secret.
#Apollo17, #UFO, #SpaceMystery, #AstronautTestimony, #TrumpUFO
https://newsletter.tf/apollo-17-astronaut-sees-ufo-fragments-like-fireworks/ -
New @NASA Earth Photo Looks “weird”? Via ConnorMcCaskill #artemis2 nasa #helloworld #bluemarble #apollo17 #nikond5 #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #Artemis 🌕 #NASA 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Astrophotography ✨ 📷 #Photography 📸
New NASA Earth Photo Looks “we... -
New @NASA Earth Photo Looks “weird”? Via ConnorMcCaskill #artemis2 nasa #helloworld #bluemarble #apollo17 #nikond5 #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #Artemis 🌕 #NASA 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Astrophotography ✨ 📷 #Photography 📸
New NASA Earth Photo Looks “we... -
New @NASA Earth Photo Looks “weird”? Via ConnorMcCaskill #artemis2 nasa #helloworld #bluemarble #apollo17 #nikond5 #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #Artemis 🌕 #NASA 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Astrophotography ✨ 📷 #Photography 📸
New NASA Earth Photo Looks “we... -
New @NASA Earth Photo Looks “weird”? Via ConnorMcCaskill #artemis2 nasa #helloworld #bluemarble #apollo17 #nikond5 #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #Artemis 🌕 #NASA 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Astrophotography ✨ 📷 #Photography 📸
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116364544812764188
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellites #Artemis2 #Apollo17 #NASA
Paul dissects the information on this two epic photos of #Earth from #space
(On a side note:
A) In 20-30 years, at 3°C #globalHeating and collapsed #AMOC we definitely will not go anywhere globally except #foraging for #food
B) If the Orange Monosynapse continues the #war we will not go anywhere globally except foraging for food in the rubble THIS YEAR!) -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116364544812764188
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellites #Artemis2 #Apollo17 #NASA
Paul dissects the information on this two epic photos of #Earth from #space
(On a side note:
A) In 20-30 years, at 3°C #globalHeating and collapsed #AMOC we definitely will not go anywhere globally except #foraging for #food
B) If the Orange Monosynapse continues the #war we will not go anywhere globally except foraging for food in the rubble THIS YEAR!) -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116364544812764188
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellites #Artemis2 #Apollo17 #NASA
Paul dissects the information on this two epic photos of #Earth from #space
(On a side note:
A) In 20-30 years, at 3°C #globalHeating and collapsed #AMOC we definitely will not go anywhere globally except #foraging for #food
B) If the Orange Monosynapse continues the #war we will not go anywhere globally except foraging for food in the rubble THIS YEAR!) -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116364544812764188
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellites #Artemis2 #Apollo17 #NASA
Paul dissects the information on this two epic photos of #Earth from #space
(On a side note:
A) In 20-30 years, at 3°C #globalHeating and collapsed #AMOC we definitely will not go anywhere globally except #foraging for #food
B) If the Orange Monosynapse continues the #war we will not go anywhere globally except foraging for food in the rubble THIS YEAR!) -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@paulbeckwith/116364544812764188
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #satellites #Artemis2 #Apollo17 #NASA
Paul dissects the information on this two epic photos of #Earth from #space
(On a side note:
A) In 20-30 years, at 3°C #globalHeating and collapsed #AMOC we definitely will not go anywhere globally except #foraging for #food
B) If the Orange Monosynapse continues the #war we will not go anywhere globally except foraging for food in the rubble THIS YEAR!) -
#NASA, 1972'deki #Apollo17 görevi ile önceki gün fırlatılan Artemis 2 görevi sırasında uzaydan çekilen iki #Dünya fotoğrafını paylaştı #SonDakika
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#NASA, 1972'deki #Apollo17 görevi ile önceki gün fırlatılan Artemis 2 görevi sırasında uzaydan çekilen iki #Dünya fotoğrafını paylaştı #SonDakika
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#NASA, 1972'deki #Apollo17 görevi ile önceki gün fırlatılan Artemis 2 görevi sırasında uzaydan çekilen iki #Dünya fotoğrafını paylaştı #SonDakika
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2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.htmlExplanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.htmlExplanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.htmlExplanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.htmlExplanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
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2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.htmlExplanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
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Apollo 17 Hasselblad 500EL 70 mm, Frame 23175 🌎🌑🪐
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⏩ 13 new pictures from @kevinmgill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=13&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260210110450
