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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

On the east, some of them barred with luminous network the Mare Nubium and even the Mare Humorum.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

Close to this lies Mare Humorum, the Sea of Humors, where we sail about, the sport of each fitful breeze, "everything by starts and nothing long."

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

The floor of the former on the north stands 2000 feet above 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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