Mare Humorum
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Several Italian streets, piazzas and lecture halls are named after him, as is a moon crater near the Mare Humorum.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
The Percy Mountains.—This name is given to the bright highlands extending east of Gassendi towards Mersenius, forming the north-eastern border of the Mare Humorum.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
Toward the southeast appears the notably dark, rounded area of the Mare Humorum inclosed by highlands and rings.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Garrett Putman Serviss
Rugged highlands also are often traversed by them, as in the case of those lying west of Le Monnier and Chacornac, and in the region west of the Mare Humorum.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
Close to this lies Mare Humorum, the Sea of Humors, where we sail about, the sport of each fitful breeze, "everything by starts and nothing long."
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
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