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Mare Serenitatis

American  
[suh-ren-i-tah-tis] / səˌrɛn ɪˈtɑ tɪs /

noun

  1. (Sea of Serenity ) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 120,000 sq. mi. (310,000 sq. km).


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Then it will use its main engine to brake for a soft touchdown between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium, two of the dark lava seas on the Earth-facing side of the Moon.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2022

Bigger questions ride on the magnetometer, which will measure the moon's magnetic field as the probe enters lunar orbit and descends to a landing in Mare Serenitatis, an ancient plain of lava.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 28, 2019

Beresheet will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and should reach Mare Serenitatis, a basaltic plain on the northern hemisphere of the Moon, in April.

From Nature ● Feb. 19, 2019

The three biggest mascons, corresponding to Mare Imbrium, Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium, are visible on the upper right-hand side.

From Economist ● Dec. 19, 2012

The Caucasus consist of a massive wedge-shaped mountain land, projecting southwards, and partially dividing the Mare Imbrium from the Mare Serenitatis, both of which they flank.

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

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