THE MARE CRISIUM (the “Sea of Crises”) is one of the smaller of the lunar “seas.” The area is 66,000 square miles, or one-ninety-fourth of the entire visible surface. Peaks on its borders rise to 15,600 feet. The Mare Crisium is visible to the naked eye as a small, dark oval spot.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27990, 9 June 1956, Page 5
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52THE MARE CRISIUM (the “Sea of Crises”) is one of the smaller of the lunar “seas.” The area is 66,000 square miles, or one-ninetyfourth of the entire visible surface. Peaks on its borders rise to 15,600 feet. The Mare Crisium is visible to the naked eye as a small, dark oval spot. Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27990, 9 June 1956, Page 5
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