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Mare Nectaris
[ mahr-ey nek-tahr-is, mair-ee ]
noun
- ( Sea of Nectar ) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
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Not water, but perhaps a sea of lava which has now solidified and forms the floor of the Mare Nectaris.
From Project Gutenberg
That's Mare Nectaris, the gray spot over there on the southwest, isn't it?
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