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Mare Humorum

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[hyoo-mer-uhm, hyoo-mawr-, -mohr-] / ˈhyu mər əm, hyuˈmɔr-, -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

Mersenius is a very conspicuous ring, forty miles in diameter, east of the Mare Humorum.

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

RIDGES.—Among the Maria which exhibit the most remarkable arrangement of ridges is the Mare Humorum, in the south-eastern quadrant.

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

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 floor, however, on the N. stands 2000 feet above the Mare Humorum.

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

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