Sinus Iridum (Moon)

"Bay of Rainbows."

Sinus Iridum is a plain of basaltic lava that forms a northwestern extension to the Mare Imbrium on Earth's moon. It is surrounded from the northeast to the southwest by the Montes Jura range. (wikipedia entry)

A sinus is a small plain. On the Moon they are named after latin terms describing weather and other abstract concepts.

NW 55 km

Bianchini G

Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

N 86 km

Bianchini H

MRV
1 Hour 21 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 15 Hours

NE 181 km

Maupertuis

MRV
2 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 10 Hours

W 199 km

Sharp L

MRV
3 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 18 Hours

Sinus Iridum

45.01° N 328.33° E

E 147 km

Laplace A

MRV
2 Hours 18 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 19 Hours

SW 134 km

Promontorium Heraclides(last)

MRV
2 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 13 Hours

S 197 km

Albert

MRV
3 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 17 Hours

SE 209 km

Helicon C

MRV
3 Hours 16 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 23 Hours

Tour so far: Visited 787 locations over 84,907 km. Next: C. Herschel
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