Mare Nubium: Meaning and Definition of

Ma•re Nu•bi•um

Pronunciation: (mär'ā n'bē-um, ny'-, mâr'ē), [key]
  1. (Sea of Clouds) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 95,000 sq. mi. (245,000 sq. km).
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