Mare procellarum
See also: Mare Procellarum and mare Procellarum
Latin
Etymology
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'.
Alternative forms
- Mare Procellarum, mare Procellarum
Proper noun
Mare procellarum
- (planetology) The Sea of Storms (“Mare Procellarum”): Synonym of Oceanus procellarum; A basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System