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List of maria on the Moon
Lunar nearside with major maria and craters labeled
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.
|
Lunar Maria |
|
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
("Small Sea"), immediately to the east of
Inghirami
Mare Incognitum
("Unknown Sea")
Mare Novum
("New Sea"), northeast of
Plutarch
Mare Struve
("Struve's Sea"), near
Messala
A
related set of features are the Lunar lacus (singular lacus, Latin
for "lake"),
which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:
|
Lunar Lacus |
|
Latin Name |
English Name |
Lat. |
Long. |
Diameter |
|
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 |
A
related set of features are the sinus (singular sinus, Latin for
"bay") and paludes (singular palus, Latin for "marsh"):
|
Lunar Sinus and Paludes |
|
Latin Name |
English Name |
Lat. |
Long. |
Diameter |
|
Palus Epidemiarum |
Marsh of Epidemics |
32.0° S |
28.2° W |
286 km |
|
Palus Putredinis |
Marsh of Rot |
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 |
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