For more info on lunar observing, read our guides on how to observe the Moon<\/a> and the best features on the Moon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Tycho is 1,400km southwest of the Mare Nectaris. Despite being bordered by some amazing features, the largest distinct crater found well within its bounds is bowl-shaped Rosse.\u00a0This 12km-wide feature is easy to spot with a 4-inch telescope.<\/p>\n Close to the northern shore is the larger (48km wide) but less distinctive Daguerre, which has been flooded by Nectarian lava and is now classified as a ghost crater.<\/p>\n Such features are best seen when the lighting is oblique, a situation which occurs when the terminator is nearby. Seen under direct illumination, Daguerre almost disappears from view.<\/p>\n West of Daguerre and close to the northwestern shore is 30km-wide M\u00e4dler, a distinctive crater that possesses terraced walls and is easily seen with a small scope. A raised central ridge, running north to south, is visible under high illumination.<\/p>\n M\u00e4dler lies to the east of 104km-wide Theophilus, a famous crater rich in detail.\u00a0It is the northernmost of a trio of large craters that arc around the western boundary of the Mare Nectaris.<\/p>\n The middle crater is 98km-wide Cyrillus; the southern end is marked by eroded, 104km-wide Catharina.<\/p>\n The sea\u2019s southern boundary is interrupted by 128km-wide crater Fracastorius, which has also been flooded with lava.<\/p>\n Its northern boundary is virtually missing, marked only by a region of rough terrain best seen when the terminator is nearby. As a consequence, it looks just like a smooth extension of the mare.<\/p>\n The eastern boundary is marked by 34km-wide crater Bohnenberger and similar-sized (30km) Bohnenberger\u00a0A.<\/p>\n A wrinkle ridge concentric with the mare boundary can be seen west of Bohnenberger when the lighting is oblique.<\/p>\n A small scope will reveal the 260km mountain range that divides the Mare Nectaris and the Mare Fecunditatis. Northwest of the range lies 34km-wide crater Gaudibert.<\/p>\n Below is a selection of images of the region around Mare Nectaris captured by astrophotographers and BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em> readers. For astro imaging info, read our guide on how to photograph the Moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t forget to send us your images<\/a> or share them with us via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n By Pete Lawrence Published: Wednesday, 04 August 2021 at 12:00 am Mare Nectaris is a basin located south of the Mare Tranquillitatis and west of the Mare Fecunditatis. Its diameter of 360km is approximately the distance between London and Kendal as the crow flies, and its area of 101,000 square km is only slightly less […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[34],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Pete Lawrence Published: Wednesday, 04 August 2021 at 12:00 am Mare Nectaris is a basin located south of the Mare Tranquillitatis and west of the Mare Fecunditatis. Its diameter of 360km is approximately the distance between London and Kendal as the crow flies, and its area of 101,000 square km is only slightly less…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Facts about Mare Nectaris<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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