- The
Imbrian is a
lunar geologic period divided into two epochs, the
Early and Late. In the
lunar geologic timescale, the
Early Imbrian epoch occurred from...
- into five
generally recognized periods: the Copernican, Eratosthenian,
Imbrian (Late and
Early epochs), Nectarian, and Pre-Nectarian. The
boundaries of...
- on the
lunar highlands on the
eastern end of Mare Nubium, west of the
Imbrian Highlands, and
slightly overlaps the
crater Ptolemaeus to the north. To...
- also does not
possess a ray system. The m****ive
basaltic volcanism of the
Imbrian period tapered off and
ceased during this long span of
lunar time. The...
-
intermediate to
young age
group of the
Upper Imbrian epoch. The
surrounding mountains are
thought to be of the
Lower Imbrian epoch, but the
actual basin is probably...
-
mainly of the
Nectarian period and the
Lower Imbrian epoch, with the mare
material of the
Upper Imbrian epoch. The
crater Theophilus on the northeastern...
-
diameter and 1,500
metres (4,900 ft) in depth. It may be from the Pre-
Imbrian period,
which lasted from 4.55 to 3.85
billion years ago. It is
named for...
-
appears oblong when
viewed from the
Earth due to foreshortening.
Petavius is
Imbrian in age. The
outer wall of
Petavius is
unusually wide in
proportion to the...
-
period ended with the
formation of the
Imbrium basin,
which initiated the
Imbrian Period.
Magnetic anomalies found in some
Nectarian Period basins suggest...
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geologic systems/periods (Pre-Nectarian, Nectarian,
Imbrian, Eratosthenian, Copernican), with the
Imbrian divided into two series/epochs (Early and Late)...
