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mare

[mair] / mɛər /




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The researchers examined the chemical compositions of three types of lunar rock: anorthosites, Mg-suite rocks, and mare basalts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The expectation is that…the mare will acquire sprinter-like characteristics that she did not previously have, while maintaining her other exceptional traits,” said Gabriel Vichera, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Kheiron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Dan Skelton will be represented by mare Panic Attack as he closes in on the UK trainers' championship for the first time.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Another class of landforms, small mare ridges, has also been identified.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026

The poor old fellow was so jealous of the little mare he could hardly stand it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The close-up image of the Moon's surface includes dark areas known as maria and bright areas known as the highlands.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the process, they identified 1,114 previously unrecognized SMR segments across the near side lunar maria.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026

Because SMRs form through the same type of faulting, moonquakes may also occur across the lunar maria wherever these ridges exist.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026

It has a thicker crust, more craters and fewer maria, or plains where lava once flowed.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

In between spring storms, Jake’s telescope allowed me to walk down the rills and climb the mountains and stroll the maria of the moon in my mind.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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