Luna map showing Mare Tranquillitatis.
The Sea of Tranquillity (also spelled Sea of Tranquility and known as Mare Tranquillitatis) was a location on the planet Earth's moon, Luna, in the northern hemisphere on the side facing Earth at coordinates 0°41'15" N latitude and 23°26' E longitude.
The USS Sea of Tranquility was named for the region. (TLE novels: Serpents Among the Ruins, One Constant Star)
History and specifics[]
On 20 July 1969, the Sea of Tranquility was the landing site for Apollo 11, where Humans first stepped foot on Earth's moon. (Last Unicorn RPG module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth)
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin collected rock samples and conducted experiments in the Sea of Tranquility in spacesuits for 21 hours and 6 minutes. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology)
The Sea of Tranquility's New Berlin colony was founded sometime between 2039 and 2067. (ST movie: Star Trek: First Contact, ST reference: Star Charts)
The Apollo landing site was preserved with the estblishment of Tranquility Park and the UFP Aerospace Museum-Smithsonian Annex. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)
In the year 2155, Gannet Brooks informed Qaletaqu that there was a casino in the middle of the Sea of Tranquility. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
On 20 July 2269, a parade of ships were scheduled to fly over the Sea of Tranquility, including the Enterprise space shuttle. (TOS novel: A Flag Full of Stars)
In 2374, Jean-Luc Picard read an article about recent archeological findings of a trash pile by Luna settlers near the Sea of Tranquillity. He recalled it when Lieutenant Rhea McAdams mentioned that her grandfather was interested in early Lunar settlements. (TNG novel: Immortal Coil)
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References[]
- TOS novel: A Flag Full of Stars
- TNG novel: Immortal Coil
- ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Starfleet Academy "Luna Planetary Index"
- Last Unicorn RPG module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth
- ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology
- ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation
External link[]
- Sea of Tranquillity article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.