Is there such a thing as the sea of tranquility if so where?

Question

This is a long disput in my family and caused many debates is there such a thing as it and if so where would you find it? Thanks all.

Answer 1

It's on the moon but it's not a Sea as in "water". It was called such by ancient astronomers because it looked like that area could be covered in water when viewed from Earth. Picture on link.

Answer 2

It's a part of the moon and it isn't a sea as such it just looks like one from earth

Answer 3

On the moon.

Well, that depends on if you are a practioner of acupressure or an outer-space enthusiast. If you are the former, it's located in the center of your breastbone, and is helpful in eliminating emotional stress or eye fatigue. For the purposes of this column, we'll assume you are the latter, in which case the Sea of Tranquility is located on the moon.
And how do we know all this? A Yahoo! search on "sea of tranquility" and some serious digging enlightened us. The majority of search results had nothing whatsoever to do with the lunar location (you'd be suprised how popular a title Sea of Tranquility is).

After some serious sorting, we learned that Mare Tranquillitatis, the Latin name for this dark spot visible in the northern hemisphere of the moon, is most famous as the landing site of Apollo 11. That infamous "small step for man" took place in the southwestern part of the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. Upon landing, astronaut Buzz Aldrin surveyed the terrain and called it "magnificent desolation."

Other "seas" on the moon include the Sea of Crisis, the Sea of Fecundity (or Fertility), and the Sea of Serenity. These seas, or maria, are not actually bodies of water, but are lower-altitude plains filled with "dark, solidified lava from earlier periods of Lunar volcanism." Most of the maria are concentrated on the side of the moon we can see from Earth, the near side of the moon. The far side of the moon (or "dark side" to Pink Floyd fans) is more barren and has few maria.

Answer 4

Yes it is in ones imagination - meditate or wakeful dream on the Sea of Tranquility and you will really see and experience it.

Although I have visited Fraser Island in Queensland Australia and there you will find a very salty lake where one can just lie back and float without effort, the sand is pure white and it is the closest I have come to experiencing paradise here on Earth.

You could say this is a sea of tranquility!

Answer 5

It is a feature on the Moon, and its proper name is actually Mare Tranquillitatis, which has "Sea of Tranquility" as its English translation. There are several dark regions on the Moon that are called mare, or seas, because ancient observers thought that they were truly oceans. We now know that the mare are basalt plains formed by ancient lunar volcanic eruptions.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

The Sea of Tranquility does exist ; it is on the Moon. However, there is no water there. i suggest you type
Sea of Tranquility into any search engine for a more in depth answer.

Answer 8

On the Moon! It was the landing site of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

Though, it isn't a 'sea' (ie water) obviously!

Answer 9

Yes, it does exist...however is located in the Moon,...and is made of a hard flat surface of moons soil, and was called like that, on the 18th century in Europe, when the astronomers believed that, water could be found in the moon....because seen for afar, the region looks kind of bluish color....and because almost looks flat, they thought of it, as a very quiet sea...so they called It may be very quiet, however its on the moon, and no water in it,,,,its a metaphoric name, I am sure.....

Answer 10

The sea of tranquility is on the moon.