Sinus Iridum

[ see-nuhs ir-i-duhm, sahy- ]

noun

1. ( Bay of Rainbows ) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.

Example Sentences

The photograph captures Sinus Iridum - also known as the Bay of Rainbows - a massive crater 260km across.

From BBC

"Shadow peaks of Sinus Iridum" by Gábor Balázs, from Hungary, took the top spot in the Our Moon category.

From BBC

The official Xinhua news service reported that the spacecraft had touched down in the Sinus Iridum, or the Bay of Rainbows, after hovering over the surface for several minutes seeking an appropriate place to land.

From Reuters

State broadcaster broadcast live footage of Chang'e-3 taking photos of Yutu, including a close-up of the national flag on the Yutu, in a flat plain known as Sinus Iridum, Latin for Bay of Rainbows, an unvisited area in the moon's north.

From BBC

The landing site of Sinus Iridum is a flat volcanic plain, part of a larger feature known as Mare Imbrium that forms the right eye of the "Man in the Moon".

From BBC