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mas⋅con

  [mas-kon]
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–noun Geology.
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
Origin:
1965–70; mas(s) + con(centration)
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mas·con   (mās'kŏn')   
n.  A mare on the moon having rock of greater density than that of the surrounding area, thus exerting a slightly higher gravitational force.

[mas(s) + con(centration).]
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mascon

a region of excess gravitational attraction on the surface of the Moon. The word is a contraction of mass concentration

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