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Like most of the other maria on the Moon, Mare Nubium was named by Giovanni Riccioli, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized. [6] Previously, William Gilbert had included it among the Continens Meridionalis ("Southern Continent") in his map of c.1600, [7] and Michael van Langren had labelled it the Mare Borbonicum (after the House of Bourbon) in his 1645 map.
Sea of clouds in Mount Pulag, Philippines. A sea of clouds is an overcast layer of stratocumulus clouds, as viewed from above, with a relatively uniform top which shows undulations of very different lengths resembling waves on the sea. [1] A sea of fog is formed from stratus clouds or fog and does not show undulations. [2]
The mission aimed to measure Titan's organic constituents, conduct the first nautical exploration of an extraterrestrial sea, analyze its composition, and potentially study its shoreline. [116] 18 Titan Saturn System Mission: Titan Saturn System Mission: Between 2020 and 2029 Delta IV Heavy, Space Launch System [117] Block IB, or Atlas V: NASA
Scientists reported they found about 100 potential new deep-sea species — including one mystery creature — during an expedition off the coast of New Zealand.
Mount Pulag is famous for its "sea of clouds" and its exceptional view of the Milky Way Galaxy at dawn, which has attracted many tourists who wish to see the "other-worldly" scenery. The entire mountain is believed to be the home to the tinmongao spirits and is the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples ...
OceanX's first vessel was the MV Alucia, a 56-meter research and exploration vessel purchased in 2011. [5] The ship was outfitted with two deep-sea submersibles, a helipad, laboratories, and media facilities. In 2021, the Alucia was sold and replaced [6] by the 87-meter OceanXplorer, a former oil exploration ship previously named Volstad ...
General arrangement, showing the key features. Trieste was designed by the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, based on his previous experience with the bathyscaphe FNRS-2.The term bathyscaphe refers to its capacity to dive and manoeuvre untethered to a ship in contrast to a bathysphere, bathys being ancient Greek meaning "deep" and scaphe being a light, bowl-shaped boat. [3]
Jacques Piccard was born in Brussels, Belgium, the son of Auguste Piccard, who was himself an adventurer and engineer.Jacques' father Auguste twice beat the record for reaching the highest altitude in a balloon, during 1931–1932. [2]