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Mare Humorum

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[hyoo-mer-uhm, hyoo-mawr-, -mohr-] / ˈhju mər əm, hjuˈmɔr-, -ˈmoʊr- /

noun

  1. (Sea of Moisture ) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 45,000 sq. mi. (117,000 sq. km).


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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

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 Elger, Thomas Gwyn

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 Elger, Thomas Gwyn

On the east, some of them barred with luminous network the Mare Nubium and even the Mare Humorum.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

Not far distant the Sea of Humours, Mare Humorum, a little basin of 44,200 square leagues only, was situated in south latitude 25°, and east longitude 40°.

From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules

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