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Mare Fecunditatis

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Also known as Sea of Fertility, Sea of Fecundity

lunar mare

Key facts

Diameter
840 km (520 mi)
Eponym
Sea of Fertility

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
lunar mare
Named after
fertility
Image
Mare Fecunditatis.jpg
Length
840
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located in/on physical feature
near side of the Moon
located on astronomical body
Moon
Commons category
Mare Fecunditatis
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Encyclopedic overview

Mare Fecunditatis /fɪˌkʌndɪˈteɪtɪs/ (Latin fēcunditātis, the 'Sea of Fecundity' or 'Sea of Fertility') is a lunar mare in the eastern half of the visible Moon. The mare has a maximum diameter of 840 km.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mare Fecunditatis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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