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Ptolemaeus

[ tol-uh-mey-uhs ]
/ ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ əs /

noun

a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.

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Ptolemaeus
/ (ˌtɒlɪˈmiːəs) /

noun

a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) in diameter
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