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Oceanus, [Oceani]

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A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Definition

A very large dark area on the moon (IAU Gazetteer 2014).

Note: The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature “recognized that the term Oceanus was suitable for use in its present application on the moon but that there was little likelihood of the need for this term in conjunction with new names” (Müller and Jappel (1977).

Origin of Term

Global sea; Latin; from Ōkeanós: world ocean or a river that flowed around the Earth; ancient Greek.

History of Nomenclature

Introduced by van Langren (1645).

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Mare

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References

  • IAU Gazetteer (2014) Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature. International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/

  • Müller E, Jappel A (1977) Proceedings of the 16th general assembly. Transactions of the IAU Vol. XVI B. Association of University for Research in Astronomy

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  • van Langren MF (1645) Plenilunii lumina Austriaca Philippica. Brussel

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  1. Planetary Science Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Henrik Hargitai

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Hargitai, H. (2014). Oceanus, [Oceani]. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_245-1

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