Mare procellarum
See also: Mare Procellarum and mare Procellarum
Latin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of mare + Ōceanus procellārum. Variation of Ōceanus procellārum; replacement of the rare "ōceanus" with the common "mare", where many features on the Moon are called the 'mare' (the maria), and only this one feature is called 'ōceanus'.
Proper noun
[edit]Mare procellārum n sg (genitive Maris procellārum); third declension
- (planetology) The Sea of Storms (“Mare Procellarum”): Synonym of Ōceanus procellārum; a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System