List of planes of the earth's moon

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Earth-facing side of the moon marked with the largest maria and craters.

In addition to the Maria (singular: Mare ), the "lunar seas", the following lists also cover smaller planes on the surface of the moon , which are similar in origin to Maria. These include:

  • Lacus (plural: lacūs , "lake")
  • Palus (plural: paludes , "swamp")
  • Sinus (plural: sinūs , "bay")

Most of the Maria are on the earth-facing side of the moon. Seas and lakes (Lacus) on the back of the moon are marked in the lists with a darker color.

Mare

Note: A mare is known as an oceanus ("ocean") because of its particularly large area .

Surname translation location Average
diameter
in km
Mare Anguis Snakes sea 22 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 67 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E 0150
Mare Australe Southern sea 38 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 93 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 0603
Mare Cognitum Known sea 10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  S , 23 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  W. 0376
Mare Crisium Sea of ​​dangers 17 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 58 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E 0418
Mare Fecunditatis Sea of ​​fertility 7 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  S , 51 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E 0909
Mare Frigoris Sea of ​​cold 56 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 1596
Mare Humboldtianum Humboldt Sea 56 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E 0273
Mare humorum Sea of ​​moisture 24 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  S , 38 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W. 0389
Mare Imbrium Rain sea 32 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W. 1123
Mare Ingenii Sea of ​​talent 33 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  S , 163 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E 0318
Mare Insularum Island sea 7 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 30 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  W. 0513
Mare Marginis Randmeer 13 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 86 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E 0420
Mare Moscoviense
(or Mare Moskwa ) 		Moscow Sea 27 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 147 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E 0277
Mare Nectaris Nectar sea 15 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  S , 35 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E 0333
Mare Nubium Sea of ​​clouds 21 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  S , 16 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W. 0715
Mare Orientale Eastern sea 19 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  S , 92 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  W. 0327
Oceanus procellarum Ocean of storms 18 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 57 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  W. 2568
Mare Serenitatis Sea of ​​serenity 28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E 0707
Mare Smythii Smyth Sea 1 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 87 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E 0373
Mare Spumans Foaming sea 1 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 65 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E 0139
Mare Tranquillitatis Sea of ​​calm 8 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 0873
Mare Undarum Sea of ​​waves 6 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 68 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 0243
Mare Vaporum Sea of ​​vapors 13 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 3 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E 0245

Lacus

Comparable with the Maria are the Lacus (Eng. "Lakes"), which are smaller, more uneven basalt plains with a similar origin.

Surname translation location Average
diameter
in km
Lacus Aestatis Summer lake 15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  S , 69 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W. 090
Lacus Autumni Autumn lake 9 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  S , 83 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  W. 183
Lacus Bonitatis Lake of goodness 23 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 43 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E 092
Lacus Doloris Lake of torment 17 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 110
Lacus excellentiae Lake of Excellence 35 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  S , 44 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W. 184
Lacus Felicitatis Lake of happiness 19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 090
Lacus Gaudii Lake of joy 16 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E 113
Lacus Hiemalis Winter lake 15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 050
Lacus Lenitatis Lake of gentleness 14 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 080
Lacus Luxuriae Lake of Abundance 19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 176 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 050
Lacus Mortis Lake of death 45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 27 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E 151
Lacus oblivionis Lake of oblivion 21 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  S , 168 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  W. 050
Lacus Odii Lake of hatred 19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 070
Lacus Perseverantiae Lake of Endurance 8 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 62 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 070
Lacus Solitudinis Lake of Solitude 27 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  S , 104 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E 139
Lacus somniorum Lake of dreams 38 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 29 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E 384
Lacus Spei Lake of hope 43 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 65 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 080
Lacus Temporis Lake of time 45 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 58 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 117
Lacus Timoris Lake of fear 38 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  S , 27 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  W. 117
Lacus Veris Spring lake 16 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  S , 86 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  W. 396

Palus

Other more irregular basalt structures are called palus (Eng. "Swamp").

Surname translation location Average
diameter
in km
Palus Epidemiarum Swamp of Plagues 32 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  S , 28 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W. 286
Palus Putredinis Swamp of Putrefaction 26 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 0 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 161
Palus Somni Swamp of sleep 14 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 143

Sine

Semicircular bulges of the Maria are called Sinus (Eng. "Bay").

Surname translation location Average
diameter
in km
Sinus Estuum Bay of heat 10 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  W. 290
Sinus Amoris Bay of love 18 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 39 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E 130
Sinus asperitatis Bay of Roughness 3 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  S , 27 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E 206
Sinus Concordiae Bay of unity 10 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 43 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  E 142
Sinus Fidei Bay of Faith 18 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 2 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 070
Sinus Honoris Bay of Honor 11 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E 109
Sinus iridum Rainbow bay 44 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 31 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W. 236
Lunic sinus Luna Bay 31 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  W. 126
Sinus Medii Bay in the middle 2 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E 335
Sinus Roris Bay of Dew 54 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 56 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W. 202
Sinus Successus Bay of Success 0 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 59 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E 132

See also

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