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Sinus Roris area (top) in selenochromatic format holding some normal (yellow)/pyroclastic(red) selenochromatic landmarks
Feature on the moon
Sinus Roris
Coordinates
54°00′N56°36′W / 54.0°N 56.6°W / 54.0; -56.6
Diameter
202 km
Eponym
Bay of Dew
Sinus Roris/ˈsaɪnəsˈrɔːrɪs/ (Latin sinus rōris "Bay of Dew") is a dark, basaltic plain on the near side of the Moon that forms an extension of the northern edge of Oceanus Procellarum.[1] The IAU-defined selenographic coordinates of this bay are 54.0° N, 56.6° W, and the diameter is 202 km.[2]
SinusRoris /ˈsaɪnəs ˈrɔːrɪs/ (Latin sinusrōris "Bay of Dew") is a dark, basaltic plain on the near side of the Moon that forms an extension of the northern...
the one oceanus as well as features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Giovanni...
is a lunar impact crater that is located on the western edge of the SinusRoris, a bay in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. It lies to the...
one of the lunar seas, named the Sea of Thirst, (located within the SinusRoris) filled with an extremely fine dust, a fine powder far drier than the...
edges lie many minor bays and seas, including SinusRoris to the north, and Mare Nubium, Mare Humorum and Sinus Viscositatis [it] to the south. To the northeast...
includes the one oceanus and the features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Riccioli...
Upon arrival, astronauts would establish a permanent lunar base in the SinusRoris region by using the emptied cargo holds of their craft as shelters, and...
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