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maria


maria
Large dark regions on the surface of the Moon, once thought to be seas, now known to be lava-flooded basins. The term "mare soil" refers to the sediment on the surface of the lunar maria; it consists of fragments of basalt rocks, broken mineral grains, and glass produced by impact.


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