Palus Putredinis vicinity

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Palus Putredinis vicinity is a region on the Moon’s near side, near the Mare Imbrium basin, known for its smooth basaltic plains and as a site of early Soviet lunar exploration interest.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Palus Putredinis vicinity canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar region ⓘ
selenographic feature ⓘ
adjacentTo Imbrium basin rim structures ⓘ
Mare Imbrium interior ⓘ
Palus Putredinis ⓘ
atmosphere none ⓘ
belongsToSystem Earth–Moon system ⓘ
celestialCategory lunar mare-adjacent region ⓘ
coordinateSystem selenographic coordinates ⓘ
explorationInterestBy Soviet lunar program ⓘ
linked to: Luna programme
explorationStatus uncrewed exploration interest ⓘ
formationProcess mare volcanism ⓘ
geologicalComposition basalt ⓘ
geologicalContext mare basalt province ⓘ
gravitationalEnvironment low gravity ⓘ
hemisphere lunar near side ⓘ
knownFor early Soviet lunar exploration interest ⓘ
proximity to Mare Imbrium ⓘ
smooth basaltic plains ⓘ
locatedNear Mare Imbrium ⓘ
locatedOn Moon ⓘ
locatedOnSideOfMoon near side ⓘ
observationWavelength near-infrared ⓘ
visible light ⓘ
observedBy Earth-based telescopes ⓘ
lunar orbiters ⓘ
partOf Mare Imbrium basin region ⓘ
linked to: Mare Imbrium
planetaryBodyType natural satellite surface region ⓘ
relativeLocation eastern part of Mare Imbrium region ⓘ
scientificInterest Imbrium basin evolution ⓘ
lunar volcanic history ⓘ
mare basalt stratigraphy ⓘ
surfaceAge Imbrian period (approximate) ⓘ
surfaceAlbedo low ⓘ
surfaceProcess impact cratering ⓘ
volcanic flooding ⓘ
surfaceType smooth basaltic plains ⓘ
terrainCharacteristic lava-flooded plains ⓘ
low relief ⓘ
visibilityFromEarth high ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luna 2 → impactRegion → Palus Putredinis vicinity ⓘ