Lacus Luxuriae

Coordinates: 19°00′N 176°00′E / 19.0°N 176.0°E / 19.0; 176.0
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Lacus Luxuriae
Clementine mosaic
Coordinates19°00′N 176°00′E / 19.0°N 176.0°E / 19.0; 176.0
Diameter50 km
EponymLake of Luxury
LRO image
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 2 image

Lacus Luxuriae (Latin lūxuriae, "Lake of Luxury")[1] is a small lunar mare on the far side of Moon. It is located at 19.0° N, 176.0° E and is 50 km in diameter.[2]

Lacus Luxuriae is at the center of the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Patrick Moore (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
  2. ^ Patrick Moore; Robin Rees (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.