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Sea of Tranquility

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[see uhv trang-kwil-i-tee] / ˈsi əv træŋˈkwɪl ɪ ti /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. Mare Tranquillitatis.


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Interviews usually happen in accordance with a publication schedule - with the paperback edition of The Sea of Tranquility not due until April, it could be months before she corrected the record.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2022

As with her previous novels, there is no hard sci-fi in Sea of Tranquility, no detailed explanations of the biomechanics of disease or the physics of time travel.

From Scientific American Apr. 29, 2022

Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin, a Presbyterian, took Communion using bread, wine and a tiny chalice, shortly after he and Armstrong landed on the Sea of Tranquility.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2022

It’s not how those of us old enough to remember Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Sea of Tranquility thought history would play out.

From Seattle Times Jul. 23, 2021

As it turned out, we need not have worried about the moon, because the Eagle landed beautifully in the Sea of Tranquility, and Neil and Buzz were able to walk around and collect some rocks.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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