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Feature on	The Moon
Feature type	Mare (Lunar sea)
Quadrangle	LQ-20
Lunar coordinates	9.9 - 21.1° S, 28.8 - 39.7° E
Dimensions	Diameter 339 km
Bounding features	Beaumont, Bohnenberger, Fracastorius, Gaudibert, Isidorus, Mädler, Montes Pyrenaeus
Interior features	Daguerre, Rosse

A small lunar sea in the east of the Moon, directly south of the larger and more distinctive Sea of Tranquility. Approximately circular in shape, this mare has a noticeable 'bay' to the south: the walled plain known as Fracastorius. Mare Nectaris is bounded on the east by the Montes Pyrenaeus, the mountain range of the Pyrenees. To the west of the sea are a set of large and prominent craters: Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina.

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