Sinus Iridum
Americannoun
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"Shadow peaks of Sinus Iridum" by Gábor Balázs, from Hungary, took the top spot in the Our Moon category.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
The photograph captures Sinus Iridum - also known as the Bay of Rainbows - a massive crater 260km across.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Moon shot Chang’e 3, China’s third lunar mission, will land on Sinus Iridum — the ‘Bay of Rainbows’ — China’s National Space Administration said on 29 October.
From Nature ● Nov. 7, 2012
A magnificent headland on the N. side of the Sinus Iridum, rising about 9000 feet above the latter, and about 7000 feet above the Mare Imbrium.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
CARLINI.—A small but prominent and deep little crater about 5 miles in diameter on the Mare Imbrium about midway between Lambert and the Sinus Iridum.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
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