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Sinus Iridum

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[see-nuhs ir-i-duhm, sahy-] / ˈsi nəs ˈɪr ɪ dəm, ˈsaɪ- /

noun

  1. (Bay of Rainbows ) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.


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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

MAUPERTUIS.—A great mountain enclosure of irregular shape, about 20 miles in diameter, in the midst of the Sinus Iridum highlands, N. of Laplace.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

FOUCAULT.—A bright deep ring-plain, about 10 miles in diameter, lying E. of the mountains fringing the Sinus Iridum, between Bianchini and Harpalus.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

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