Mare Crisium
Americannoun
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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
A well-known ray-centre, some of the rays prominent on part of the Mare Crisium.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
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 Roth, Edward
I explained that the dark area was known as the Mare Crisium, or Sea of Conflicts, and is possibly the deepest of the large lunar depressions.
From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark
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