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Sea of Tranquility

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

noun

Astronomy.
  1. Mare Tranquillitatis.


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Despite this heaviness, Sea of Tranquility is a brisk read.

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

Going mobile with his laptop, Mr McKibben shows me a car he owns: a navy Dodge Dart from 1969 - the year Neil and Buzz touched down in the Sea of Tranquility.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

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