Lacus Doloris
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| Lacus Doloris (bottom right, photo LROC- WAC) | ||
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| position | 16.8 ° N , 8.61 ° E | |
| diameter | 103 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
Lacus Doloris - Latin for lake of torment - is a frozen lava lake on the moon , which is similar to the larger Maria in terms of its origin . The name was established by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
The small, irregular mare area has a mean diameter of 110 kilometers and is located on the moon side facing the earth at the mean selenographic coordinates 17 ° 06 'north and 9 ° 00' east, between the Montes Haemus and the Mare Serenitatis in the northeast and the Mare Vaporum in the southwest . Next to it is Lacus Odii in the northwest , Lacus Gaudii and Lacus Lenitatis in the southeast, and Manilius crater in the south, with a diameter of 39 kilometers .
Web links
- The-moon.wikispaces.com: Lacus Doloris (English)