Mare Frigoris
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EUDOXUS.—A bright deep ring-plain, about 40 miles in diameter, in the hilly region between the Mare Serenitatis and the Mare Frigoris, with a border much broken by passes, and deviating considerably from circularity.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
Eastward of Plato a line of highlands, separating the Mare Imbrium from the Mare Frigoris, carries the eye to the beautiful semicircular Sinus Iridum, or "Bay of Rainbows."
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 Serviss, Garrett Putman
The long, narrow, dark plain, whose nearest edge is about thirty degrees south of the pole, is the Mare Frigoris, bordered on both sides by uplands and mountains.
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 Serviss, Garrett Putman
It is situated nearly due N. of Plato on the N. edge of the Mare Frigoris, and lies on the S.E. side of W.C.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
On the edge of the Mare Frigoris, N.W. of Condamine, are many little craters with bright rims and a distinct short cleft, running parallel to the coast-line.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
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