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The lunar maria (pronounced /ˈmɑri.ə/; singular: mare, two syllables /ˈmɑreɪ/[1]) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas

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