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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lacus Mortis
Clean Name Lacus Mortis
Feature ID 3212
Target Moon
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 47.75 °
Southmost Latitude 42.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.03 °
Westmost Longitude 23.61 °
Diameter 158.78 km
Center Latitude 45.13 °
Center Longitude 27.32 °
Northmost Latitude 47.75 °
Southmost Latitude 42.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.03 °
Westmost Longitude 23.61 °
Diameter 158.78 km
Center Latitude 45.13 °
Center Longitude 27.32 °
Northmost Latitude 45.40 °
Southmost Latitude 44.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.80 °
Westmost Longitude 23.60 °
Diameter 151.00 km
Center Latitude 45.00 °
Center Longitude 27.20 °
Quad LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin "Lake of Death."
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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