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Mare Spumans

Mare Spumans (the "foaming sea") is a lunar mare located just south of Mare Undarum on the lunar near side. It is one of the many elevated lakes contained in the Crisium basin, surrounding Mare Crisium. The surrounding basin material is of the Nectarian[?] epoch, while the mare basalt being of the Upper Imbrian[?] epoch. The crater Apollonius W is located on the western rim of the mare. This crater is white with a well defined ray system surrounding.



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