List of maria on the Moon
This is a list of maria (singular mare) on the Moon. It also includes the one oceanus and the features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Riccioli.[1]
Maria and Oceanus
Latin Name | English Name | Lat. | Long. | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mare Anguis | Serpent Sea | 22.6° N | 67.7° E | 150 km |
Mare Australe | Southern Sea | 38.9° S | 93.0° E | 603 km |
Mare Cognitum | Sea That Has Become Known or Known Sea | 10.0° S | 23.1° W | 376 km |
Mare Crisium | Sea of Crises | 17.0° N | 59.1° E | 418 km |
Mare Fecunditatis | Sea of Fertility | 7.8° S | 51.3° E | 909 km |
Mare Frigoris | Sea of Cold | 56.0° N | 1.4° E | 1596 km |
Mare Humboldtianum | Sea of Alexander von Humboldt | 56.8° N | 81.5° E | 273 km |
Mare Humorum | Sea of Moisture | 24.4° S | 38.6° W | 389 km |
Mare Imbrium | Sea of Showers or Sea of Rains | 32.8° N | 15.6° W | 1123 km |
Mare Ingenii | Sea of Ingenuity | 33.7° S | 163.5° E | 318 km |
Mare Insularum | Sea of Islands | 7.5° N | 30.9° W | 513 km |
Mare Marginis | Sea of the Edge | 13.3° N | 86.1° E | 420 km |
Mare Moscoviense | Sea of Muscovy | 27.3° N | 147.9° E | 277 km |
Mare Nectaris | Sea of Nectar | 15.2° S | 35.5° E | 333 km |
Mare Nubium | Sea of Clouds | 21.3° S | 16.6° W | 715 km |
Mare Orientale | Eastern Sea | 19.4° S | 92.8° W | 327 km |
Mare Serenitatis | Sea of Serenity | 28.0° N | 17.5° E | 707 km |
Mare Smythii | Sea of William Henry Smyth | 1.3° N | 87.5° E | 373 km |
Mare Spumans | Foaming Sea | 1.1° N | 65.1° E | 139 km |
Mare Tranquillitatis | Sea of Tranquility | 8.5° N | 31.4° E | 873 km |
Mare Undarum | Sea of Waves | 6.8° N | 68.4° E | 243 km |
Mare Vaporum | Sea of Vapors | 13.3° N | 3.6° E | 245 km |
Oceanus Procellarum | Ocean of Storms | 18.4° N | 57.4° W | 2568 km |
There was also a region on the Lunar farside that was briefly misidentified as a mare and named Mare Desiderii (Sea of Dreams). It is no longer recognized. Other former maria include:
- Mare Parvum[2] ("Small Sea"), immediately to the east of Inghirami
- Mare Incognitum ("Unknown Sea")
- Mare Novum[2] ("New Sea"), northeast of Plutarch
- Mare Struve ("Struve's Sea"), near Messala
Lacus
A related set of features are the Lunar lacus (singular lacus, Latin for "lake"), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:
Latin Name | English Name | Lat. | Long. | Diameter |
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Lacus Aestatis | Lake of Summer | 15.0° S | 69.0° W | 90 km |
Lacus Autumni | Lake of Autumn | 9.9° S | 83.9° W | 183 km |
Lacus Bonitatis | Lake of Goodness | 23.2° N | 43.7° E | 92 km |
Lacus Doloris | Lake of Sorrow | 17.1° N | 9.0° E | 110 km |
Lacus Excellentiae | Lake of Excellence | 35.4° S | 44.0° W | 184 km |
Lacus Felicitatis | Lake of Happiness | 19.0° N | 5.0° E | 90 km |
Lacus Gaudii | Lake of Joy | 16.2° N | 12.6° E | 113 km |
Lacus Hiemalis | Lake of Winter | 15.0° N | 14.0° E | 50 km |
Lacus Lenitatis | Lake of Softness | 14.0° N | 12.0° E | 80 km |
Lacus Luxuriae | Lake of Luxury | 19.0° N | 176.0° E | 50 km |
Lacus Mortis | Lake of Death | 45.0° N | 27.2° E | 151 km |
Lacus Oblivionis | Lake of Forgetfulness | 21.0° S | 168.0° W | 50 km |
Lacus Odii | Lake of Hatred | 19.0° N | 7.0° E | 70 km |
Lacus Perseverantiae | Lake of Perseverance | 8.0° N | 62.0° E | 70 km |
Lacus Solitudinis | Lake of Solitude | 27.8° S | 104.3° E | 139 km |
Lacus Somniorum | Lake of Dreams | 38.0° N | 29.2° E | 384 km |
Lacus Spei | Lake of Hope | 43.0° N | 65.0° E | 80 km |
Lacus Temporis | Lake of Time | 45.9° N | 58.4° E | 117 km |
Lacus Timoris | Lake of Fear | 38.8° S | 27.3° W | 117 km |
Lacus Veris | Lake of Spring | 16.5° S | 86.1° W | 396 km |
Sinus and Paludes
A related set of features are the sinus (singular sinus, Latin for "bay") and paludes (singular palus, Latin for "marsh"):
Latin Name | English Name | Lat. | Long. | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Palus Epidemiarum | Marsh of Epidemics | 32.0° S | 28.2° W | 286 km |
Palus Putredinis | Marsh of Decay | 26.5° N | 0.4° E | 161 km |
Palus Somni | Marsh of Sleep | 14.1° N | 45.0° E | 143 km |
Sinus Aestuum | Seething Bay | 10.9° N | 8.8° W | 290 km |
Sinus Amoris | Bay of Love | 18.1° N | 39.1° E | 130 km |
Sinus Asperitatis | Bay of Roughness | 3.8° S | 27.4° E | 206 km |
Sinus Concordiae | Bay of Harmony | 10.8° N | 43.2° E | 142 km |
Sinus Fidei | Bay of Trust | 18.0° N | 2.0° E | 70 km |
Sinus Honoris | Bay of Honor | 11.7° N | 18.1° E | 109 km |
Sinus Iridum | Bay of Rainbows | 44.1° N | 31.5° W | 236 km |
Sinus Lunicus | Lunik Bay | 31.8° N | 1.4° W | 126 km |
Sinus Medii | Bay of the center | 2.4° N | 1.7° E | 335 km |
Sinus Roris | Bay of Dew | 54.0° N | 56.6° W | 202 km |
Sinus Successus | Bay of Success | 0.9° N | 59.0° E | 132 km |
Some sources also list a Palus Nebularum ("Marsh of Mists") at 38.0° N, 1.0° E. However the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the IAU.
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (1983). The Guinness book of astronomy facts and feats. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-85112-258-2.
- ^ a b "Astronomica Langrenus" (in Template:It). Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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- L. E. Andersson and Ewen A. Whitaker, NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA RP-1097, 1982, no ISBN.
- Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
- Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990, ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
- Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-521-62248-4.
See also
- List of craters on the Moon
- List of features on the Moon
- List of mountains on the Moon
- List of valleys on the Moon
- Selenography