basin
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Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
One image stood out: the Orientale basin, a 600-mile crater near the Moon's far side, seen in full by human eyes for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
That included the $55 billion purchase of Anadarko Petroleum in 2019 that substantially increased Occidental’s U.S. production, boosting its exposure in the desirable Permian basin region of Texas.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
There’s a smell of smoke in this flood basin.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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