Oceanus Procellarum [SEP] located on astronomical body
Oceanus Procellarum
Oceanus Procellarum (; Latin for "Ocean of Storms") is a vast lunar mare on the western edge of the near side of the Moon. It is the only one of the lunar maria to be called an "Oceanus" (ocean), due to its size: Oceanus Procellarum is the largest of the maria, stretching more than across its north-south axis and covering roughly , accounting for roughly 10.5% of the total lunar surface area.
Etymology.
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov proposed renaming the
is the Vallis Schröteri feature, located in the Aristarchus plateau along the eastern edge of Oceanus Procellarum. An example of a sinuous rille exists at the Apollo 15 landing site, Rima Hadley, located on the rim of the Imbrium Basin. Based on observations from the mission, it is generally believed that this rille was formed by volcanic processes, a topic long debated before the mission took place.
Lunar landscape Maria Domes.
A variety of shield volcanoes can be found in selected locations on the lunar surface, such as on Mons