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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

AGATHARCHIDES.—A very irregular complex ring-plain, about 28 miles in diameter, forming part of the N.W. side of the Mare Humorum.

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

HIPPALUS.—A partially ruined walled-plain, about 38 miles in diameter, on the W. side of the Mare Humorum, S. of Agatharchides.

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

The Percy Mountains extend from the eastern flank 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

In certain spots the greenish tint was quite decided, particularly in Mare Serenitatis and Mare Humorum, the very localities where Schmidt had most noticed it.

From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth

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