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Oceanus

[ oh-see-uh-nuhs ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaia, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
  2. a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers, lakes, etc.


Oceanus

/ əʊˈɪəə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Titan, divinity of the stream believed to flow around the earth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Oceanus1

First recorded in 1580–1600; from Latin Ō𲹲Գܲ, from Greek Ō𲹲ó; further origin uncertain
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The sea god Oceanus will allow Nymphia to save him if she sacrifices her memories and her human form and becomes a mermaid.

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One of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-Cs will carry six payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, a vast dark plain on the western edge of the moon.

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The company is aiming to land Nova-C in an area of the Moon called Oceanus Procellarum, the largest of the Moon’s mare — dark plains of basalt that dot the lunar terrain.

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Based on orbital measurements, Oceanus Procellarum is thought to be enriched in radioactive potassium, uranium, and thorium—heat sources that would help melt magma in the Moon’s mantle and drive eruptions.

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China hoped to gather up to 4 kilograms of space rocks from an unexplored part of the Moon called Oceanus Procellarum, or the “Ocean of Storms.”

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