Oceanus Procellarum
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vast lunar mare on the western edge of the near side of Earth's Moon
Key facts
- Diameter
- 2,592 km (1,611 mi)
- Eponym
- Ocean of Storms
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- storm
- Diameter
- 2568
- Image
- Oceanus Procellarum.png
- Length
- 2592
Show 3 more facts
- located on astronomical body
- Moon
- Commons category
- Oceanus Procellarum
- located in/on physical feature
- near side of the Moon
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Encyclopedic overview
Oceanus Procellarum (/oʊˈsiːənəs ˌprɒsɛˈlɛərəm/ oh-SEE-ə-nəs PROSS-el-AIR-əm; from Latin: Ōceanus procellārum, lit. 'Ocean of Storms') is a vast lunar plain on the western edge of the near side of the Moon. It is the only one of the lunar plains to be called an "Oceanus" (ocean), due to its size: Oceanus Procellarum is the largest lunar plain, stretching more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi) across its north–south axis and covering roughly 4,000,000 km (1,500,000 sq mi), accounting for 10.5% of the total lunar surface area.
Characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oceanus Procellarum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.