The plains were originally supposed to be seas: hence the name "Mare."]
[Illustration: FIG. 18.--A DIAGRAM OF A STREAM OF METEORS SHOWING THE
EARTH PASSING THROUGH THEM] [Illustration: _Photo: Royal Observatory,
Greenwich._
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