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Tag: Mare Imbrium

The Moon’s Dark Seas Are Scars From Ancient Strikes—Even Bigger Than We Thought

When you look up at a full or full-ish Moon you can’t help but notice the large dark spots that mark its Earth-facing side. These form the face of what many call the “Man in the Moon” (or the body of a Moon rabbit, to others) and are individually called mare (“MAR-ay”) which is the Latin word…

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