Mare Nectaris

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[mahr-ey nek-tahr-is, mair-ee] / ˈmɑr eɪ nɛkˈtɑr ɪs, ˈmɛər i /

noun

1. (Sea of Nectar ) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

Goclenius and Guttemberg, on the highland between the Mare Fecunditatis and the Mare Nectaris, are intersected and surrounded by clefts, besides being remarkable for their broken and irregular though lofty walls.

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The short mountain range just east of Guttemberg, and bordering a part of the Mare Nectaris on the west, is called the Pyrenees.

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The Mare Nectaris, though offering in its appearance no explanation of its toothsome name—perhaps it was regarded as the drinking cup of the Olympian gods—is one of the most singular of the dark lunar plains in its outlines.

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Not water, but perhaps a sea of lava which has now solidified and forms the floor of the Mare Nectaris.

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We go now to the eastern side of the Mare Nectaris, where we find one of the most stupendous formations in the lunar world, the great mountain ring of Theophilus, noticeably regular in outline and perfect in the completeness of its lofty wall.

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