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Ocean of Storms

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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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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

Over the next three years, Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 followed, putting down in such improbable spots as the Ocean of Storms, the Descartes highlands and the shadows of the soaring Apennines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Farther eastward, and lower down on the Ocean of Storms, you will observe what is admitted by all to be the very brightest large formation upon the moon, viz.

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

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