Accepting suggestions that dark areas on the surface of Mars were seas or oceans, Flammarion named a dark area at that point "Sinus Meridiani", literally "Meridian Bay", when he worked on his compilation and analysis of all prior observations of Mars.
Aceptando as suxestións de que as áreas escuras eran mares ou océanos, Flammarion nomeou área escura coma "Sinus Meridiani", literalmente "Baía Meridiana", cando estaba a traballar na compilación e análise de tódalas observacións feitas con anterioridade sobre Marte.