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Find the Man in the Moon. This pattern of dark features resembling a face is tilted to the right. On the upper right of the moon's surface are two large, dark circular features about the same size that represent two eyes; below them is a dark circular feature with white in the center representing the nose and below that a large, long feature representing a lopsided grin.
Identify the eyes. The Man in the Moon's upper eye is actually the Sea of Serenity and the lower eye is the Sea of Tranquility. Seas (or Maria) were formed by ancient lava flows and appear on the moon's surface.
Identify the nose. It's composed of three features. Moving counter clockwise from the top of the nose is (appropriately) the Sea of Vapors, the Bay of Billows and the Bay of the Center.
Identify the grin. The top of the grin is the Sea of Showers, and the bottom is the Sea of Clouds.
Use the Man in the Moon to identify the other seas appearing on the moon's surface. The large feature to the left of the grin is the Ocean of Storms. Under the Ocean of Storms and next to the Sea of Clouds is the Sea of Moisture. To the right of the Sea of Tranquility are three smaller seas. Starting from the top is the Sea of Crises, then the Sea of Fertility and the Sea of Nectar. Above everything is a long, thin feature called the Sea of Cold.
Find the largest craters. Copernicus lies between the Sea of Showers and the Sea of Clouds. Kepler can be found next to Copernicus, in the Ocean of Storms. At the bottom of the moon is the largest crater, Tycho. All these were named after famous astronomers. The lines leading away from the craters are called rays and were formed by material that flew out in all directions when the crater was made.
Identify the mountains. Between the Sea of Showers and the Sea of Serenity is the Apeinne Mountain Range (lower) and the Caucasus Mountain Range (upper). These were named after mountain ranges in Europe.
Research the smaller features. There are hundreds of seas, lakes, bays, marshes, ridges, mountains, valleys, highlands, domes and craters (both volcanic and impact) on the surface of the moon. Don't tell your date about these features, however, unless he asks you to.