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Unlike most of the lunar ''maria'', Mare Australe has an uneven surface that is marked by a number of crater impacts. Examples of these include the Jenner and Lamb craters, which are flooded with Basalt ic- Lava much like many of the other crater features in this mare.

The selenographic Coordinate s of this mare are 38.9° S, 93.0° E. The eastern half of the mare lies on the Far Side of the Moon , although it can be viewed in its entirety during periods of favorable Libration .


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