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Mare Procellarum

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Etymology

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Blend of Mare +‎ Oceanus Procellarum. Variation of Oceanus Procellarum; replacement of the rare "Oceanus" with the common "Mare", where many features on the Moon are called the 'mare' (the maria), and only this one feature is called 'oceanus'.

Proper noun

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Mare Procellarum

  1. (planetology) The Sea of Storms: Synonym of Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms); a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System

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Proper noun

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Mare Procellārum n sg (genitive Maris Procellārum); third declension

  1. Alternative form of Mare procellārum