Sea of Thirst
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Sea of Thirst is a vast, dust-filled lunar basin in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the perilous setting for the story’s central disaster.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
lunar basin ⓘ setting in a novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sea of Thirst (fictional lunar mare) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Fall of Moondust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
entrapment of a tourist vessel
ⓘ
subsurface dust avalanche ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkItAppearsIn | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOfConcept | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dangerToCharacters |
risk of burial under dust
ⓘ
risk of suffocation ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Fall of Moondust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| gravityContext | low lunar gravity ⓘ |
| hazardType | dust-filled basin ⓘ |
| inUniverseUse | tourist excursion site ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkItAppearsIn | English ⓘ |
| location | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkItAppearsIn | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | perilous environment ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deep dust layer
ⓘ
lack of solid surface immediately beneath dust ⓘ vast extent ⓘ |
| primaryConflictLocation | Sea of Thirst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | central disaster setting ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | fine dust ⓘ |
| transportAssociated | dust-cruiser Selene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.