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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lacus Somniorum
Clean Name Lacus Somniorum
Feature ID 3217
Target Moon
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 41.50 °
Southmost Latitude 33.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.15 °
Westmost Longitude 22.04 °
Diameter 424.76 km
Center Latitude 37.56 °
Center Longitude 30.80 °
Northmost Latitude 41.50 °
Southmost Latitude 33.22 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.15 °
Westmost Longitude 22.13 °
Diameter 424.76 km
Center Latitude 37.56 °
Center Longitude 30.80 °
Northmost Latitude 40.80 °
Southmost Latitude 34.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 37.50 °
Westmost Longitude 22.60 °
Diameter 384.00 km
Center Latitude 38.00 °
Center Longitude 29.20 °
Quad LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin "Lake of Dreams."
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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