Ocean of Storms

British  

noun

1. Also called: Oceanus Procellarum.  the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant

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Example Sentences

Intuitive Machines, less well-known than its peers, will carry up to five payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, or the Ocean of Storms, a dark lava plain on the western edge of moon’s near side.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2019

After more than four days of flying through space, Conrad and Mr. Bean settled onto the lunar surface on Nov. 19, landing in a broad plain called the Ocean of Storms.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2018

Retitled Ocean of Storms, it was written and rewritten by other writers, bought and sold by other studios or producers, attached and unattached to other directors.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2012

Hornet, the world finally got a close-up view of the Ocean of Storms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then we came again to the Sea of Showers, a large "sea" having an area of 340,000 square miles; and, still moving eastward, the great lunar "Ocean of Storms" soon came into view.

From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark