Mare Serenitatis

[ suh-ren-i-tah-tis ]

noun

1. ( Sea of Serenity ) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 120,000 sq. mi. (310,000 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Perhaps it’s fitting that a half-century to the day after Apollo 17 touched down in a mountain range along the southeastern edge of the lunar region of Mare Serenitatis, Orion returned to Earth in much the same manner as the splashdowns of yore.

From Scientific American

Then it will use its main engine to brake for a soft touchdown between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Crisium, two of the dark lava seas on the Earth-facing side of the Moon.

From BBC

Named Beresheet, the Hebrew word for genesis, the four-legged craft had intended to measure magnetic fields from its landing site on a lunar plain called Mare Serenitatis, the Sea of Serenity.

From The Guardian

The probe was expected to land within Mare Serenitatis in the Moon’s northern hemisphere.

From Fox News

The probe will land within Mare Serenitatis, in the Moon’s northern hemisphere.

From Fox News