Sinus Viscositatis
Sinus Viscositatis, or the Bay of Stickiness is plain on the moon, named in 2022.[1] It is 68 kilometers in diameter and bounded to the north by highlands containing two silicic Gruithuisen Domes, while towards the southwest it opens up to Oceanus Procellarum.[2] The site contains a series of Gruithusien Domes, steep-sided volcanic mountains.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "MOON - Sinus Viscositatis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. December 30, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Lawrence, Pete (September 17, 2024). "Sinus Viscositatis, the Bay of Stickiness". Sky at Night Magazine. BBC. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Cohen, Barb (2024). "The Peregrine Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (PITMS) Investigation Development and Preflight Planning". The Planetary Science Journal (10).
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