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Mare Crisium

American  
[mahr-ay kree-see-uhm, mair-ee] / ˈmɑr eɪ ˈkri si əm, ˈmɛər i /

noun

  1. (Sea of Crises ) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 66,000 sq. mi. (170,000 sq. km).


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Then it will use its main engine to brake for a soft touchdown between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium, two of the dark lava seas on the Earth-facing side of the Moon.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2022

The three biggest mascons, corresponding to Mare Imbrium, Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium, are visible on the upper right-hand side.

From Economist ● Dec. 19, 2012

CONDORCET.—A very prominent ring-plain, 45 miles in diameter, situated on the mountainous S.W. margin of the Mare Crisium.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger

A little north is Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crises where her life and happiness are sometimes exposed to sudden, and unexpected dangers which fortunately, however, seldom end fatally.

From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth

Among the best examples of enclosed Maria is the Mare Crisium, which is considered by Neison to be the deepest of all, and the Mare Humboldtianum.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger

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