Credit: Adrien Broquet / University of Arizona The near side of the Moon sports a large mare known as Oceanus Procellarum.

Focus: Moon, planetary research, spaceflight With a fully automated, picture-perfect landing, the Blue Ghost mission touched down on the morning of 2 March 2025 Central European Time (CET) in Mare ...

or in the waning part of the cycle (morning Moon). The most northern sea is aptly called Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) and runs from the very northern edge of Oceanus Procellarum along the top of ...

The moon may still be geologically ... vicinity of the Mons Rümker volcanic domes in Oceanus Procellarum, which is a vast near side lunar mare. Analysis of the sample found volcanic glass beads ...

Mare Crisium is an ancient, 340-mile-diameter impact basin that subsequently filled with lava, creating a dark spot visible to the naked eye on the moon. "Mare Crisium stands apart from the large ...