The Santa María was one of the ships used by Christopher Columbus in his 1492 voyage to the New World. It was a carrack designed to carry cargo, crewed by 40 men, and ran aground in Haiti. Many replicas have been built, but no one knows what the original ship looked like. The Santa María […]
The Ave Maria Grotto in Alabama showcases over 125 miniature buildings created by Brother Joseph Zoettl, a Benedictine monk who used photographs and postcards as guides to recreate famous structures. The exhibit began in 1934 and expanded to cover around 4 hectares. The focal point is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the […]
The lunar marias are dark spots on the Moon that resemble oceans, but are actually made of dark rock. They were formed by ancient volcanic eruptions caused by tidal heating and are mainly located on the near side of the Moon. The first manned mission to the Moon landed in a minor lunar mare, the […]
