Lacus Luxuriae
 Clementine mosaic | |
| Coordinates | 19°25′N 176°30′E / 19.41°N 176.50°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 50.61 km (31.45 mi) |
| Eponym | Lake of Luxury |
.png)
Lacus Luxuriae (Latin lūxuriae, "Lake of Luxury")[1] is a small lunar mare on the far side of Moon. [2] It was named by the IAU in 1976.[3]
Lacus Luxuriae is at the center of the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Moore (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
- ^ Patrick Moore; Robin Rees (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
- ^ "Lacus Luxuriae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
 | This article related to the Moon is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |