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*[http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/science/atlas/mare/mare.htm NASA lunar Atlas]</p>
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<div>This is a list of ''[[lunar mare|maria]]'' (singular ''mare'') on the [[Moon]].<br />
<br />
It also includes the one ''oceanus'' and the features known by the names ''lacus'', ''palus'' and ''sinus''.<br />
<br />
==''Maria'' and ''Oceanus''==<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+ Lunar Maria<br />
|-<br />
! [[Latin]] Name<br />
! [[English language|English]] Name<br />
! [[Latitude|Lat.]]<br />
! [[Longitude|Long.]]<br />
! Diameter<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Anguis]]<br />
| Serpent Sea<br />
|align="right"| 22.6&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 67.7&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 150&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Australe]]<br />
| Southern Sea<br />
|align="right"| 38.9&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 93.0&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 603&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Cognitum]]<br />
| Sea That Has Become Known ''or'' Known Sea<br />
|align="right"| 10.0&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 23.1&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 376&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Crisium]]<br />
| Sea of Crises<br />
|align="right"| 17.0&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 59.1&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 418&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Fecunditatis]]<br />
| Sea of Fecundity<br />
|align="right"| 7.8&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 51.3&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 909&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Frigoris]]<br />
| Sea of Cold<br />
|align="right"| 56.0&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 1.4&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 1596&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Humboldtianum]]<br />
| Sea of [[Alexander von Humboldt]]<br />
|align="right"| 56.8&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 81.5&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 273&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Humorum]]<br />
| Sea of Moisture<br />
|align="right"| 24.4&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 38.6&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 389&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Imbrium]]<br />
| Sea of Showers<br />
|align="right"| 32.8&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 15.6&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 1123&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Ingenii]]<br />
| Sea of Cleverness<br />
|align="right"| 33.7&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 163.5&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 318&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Insularum]]<br />
| Sea of Islands<br />
|align="right"| 7.5&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 30.9&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 513&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Marginis]]<br />
| Sea of the Edge<br />
|align="right"| 13.3&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 86.1&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 420&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Moscoviense]]<br />
| Sea of [[Muscovy]]<br />
|align="right"| 27.3&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 147.9&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 277&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Nectaris]]<br />
| Sea of Nectar<br />
|align="right"| 15.2&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 35.5&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 333&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Nubium]]<br />
| Sea of Clouds<br />
|align="right"| 21.3&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 16.6&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 715&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Orientale]]<br />
| Eastern Sea<br />
|align="right"| 19.4&deg;&nbsp;S<br />
|align="right"| 92.8&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 327&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Serenitatis]]<br />
| Sea of Serenity<br />
|align="right"| 28.0&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 17.5&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 707&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Smythii]]<br />
| Sea of [[William Henry Smyth]]<br />
|align="right"| 1.3&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 87.5&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 373&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Spumans]]<br />
| Foaming Sea<br />
|align="right"| 1.1&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 65.1&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 139&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Tranquillitatis]]<br />
| Sea of Tranquility<br />
|align="right"| 8.5&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 31.4&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 873&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Undarum]]<br />
| Sea of Waves<br />
|align="right"| 6.8&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 68.4&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 243&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mare Vaporum]]<br />
| Sea of Vapors<br />
|align="right"| 13.3&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 3.6&deg;&nbsp;E<br />
|align="right"| 245&nbsp;km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Oceanus Procellarum]]<br />
| Ocean of Storms<br />
|align="right"| 18.4&deg;&nbsp;N<br />
|align="right"| 57.4&deg;&nbsp;W<br />
|align="right"| 2568&nbsp;km<br />
|}<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
==''Lacus''==<br />
<br />
A related set of features are the Lunar ''lacus'' (singular ''lacus'', Latin for "[[lake]]"), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+ Lunar Lacus<br />
|-<br />
! Latin Name<br />
! English Name<br />
! Lat.<br />
! Long.<br />
! Diameter<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Aestatis]]<br />
| Lake of Summer<br />
|align="right"| 15.0&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 69.0&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 90 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Autumni]]<br />
| Lake of Autumn<br />
|align="right"| 9.9&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 83.9&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 183 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Bonitatis]]<br />
| Lake of Goodness<br />
|align="right"| 23.2&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 43.7&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 92 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Doloris]]<br />
| Lake of Sorrow<br />
|align="right"| 17.1&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 9.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 110 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Excellentiae]]<br />
| Lake of Excellence<br />
|align="right"| 35.4&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 44.0&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 184 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Felicitatis]]<br />
| Lake of Happiness<br />
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 5.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 90 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Gaudii]]<br />
| Lake of Joy<br />
|align="right"| 16.2&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 12.6&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 113 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Hiemalis]]<br />
| Wintry Lake<br />
|align="right"| 15.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 14.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 50 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Lenitatis]]<br />
| Lake of Softness<br />
|align="right"| 14.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 12.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 80 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Luxuriae]]<br />
| Lake of Luxury<br />
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 176.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 50 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Mortis]]<br />
| Lake of Death<br />
|align="right"| 45.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 27.2&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 151 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Oblivionis]]<br />
| Lake of Forgetfulness<br />
|align="right"| 21.0&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 168.0&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 50 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Odii]]<br />
| Lake of Hatred<br />
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 7.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 70 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Perseverantiae]]<br />
| Lake of Perseverance<br />
|align="right"| 8.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 62.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 70 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Solitudinis]]<br />
| Lake of Solitude<br />
|align="right"| 27.8&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 104.3&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 139 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Somniorum]]<br />
| Lake of Dreams<br />
|align="right"| 38.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 29.2&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 384 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Spei]]<br />
| Lake of Hope<br />
|align="right"| 43.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 65.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 80 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Temporis]]<br />
| Lake of Time<br />
|align="right"| 45.9&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 58.4&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 117 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Timoris]]<br />
| Lake of Fear<br />
|align="right"| 38.8&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 27.3&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 117 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Lacus Veris]]<br />
| Lake of Spring<br />
|align="right"| 16.5&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 86.1&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 396 km<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==''Sinus'' and ''Paludes''==<br />
<br />
A related set of features are the ''sinus'' (singular ''sinus'', Latin for "bay") and ''paludes'' (singular ''palus'', Latin for "marsh"):<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"<br />
|+ Lunar Sinus and Paludes<br />
|-<br />
! Latin Name<br />
! English Name<br />
! Lat.<br />
! Long.<br />
! Diameter<br />
|-<br />
| [[Palus Epidemiarum]]<br />
| Marsh of Epidemics<br />
|align="right"| 32.0&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 28.2&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 286 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Palus Putredinis]]<br />
| Marsh of Rot<br />
|align="right"| 26.5&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 0.4&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 161 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Palus Somni]]<br />
| Marsh of Sleep<br />
|align="right"| 14.1&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 45.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 143 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Aestuum]]<br />
| Seething Bay<br />
|align="right"| 10.9&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 8.8&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 290 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Amoris]]<br />
| Bay of Love<br />
|align="right"| 18.1&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 39.1&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 130 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Asperitatis]]<br />
| Bay of Roughness<br />
|align="right"| 3.8&deg; S<br />
|align="right"| 27.4&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 206 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Concordiae]]<br />
| Bay of Harmony<br />
|align="right"| 10.8&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 43.2&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 142 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Fidei]]<br />
| Bay of Trust<br />
|align="right"| 18.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 2.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 70 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Honoris]]<br />
| Bay of Honor<br />
|align="right"| 11.7&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 18.1&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 109 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Iridum]]<br />
| Bay of Rainbows<br />
|align="right"| 44.1&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 31.5&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 236 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Lunicus]]<br />
| [[Luna 2|Lunik]] Bay<br />
|align="right"| 31.8&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 1.4&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 126 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Medii]]<br />
| Bay of the center<br />
|align="right"| 2.4&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 1.7&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 335 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Roris]]<br />
| Bay of Dew<br />
|align="right"| 54.0&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 56.6&deg; W<br />
|align="right"| 202 km<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sinus Successus]]<br />
| Bay of Success<br />
|align="right"| 0.9&deg; N<br />
|align="right"| 59.0&deg; E<br />
|align="right"| 132 km<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Some sources also list a ''Palus Nebularum'' ("Marsh of Mists") at 38.0&deg; N, 1.0&deg; E. However the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]].<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[List of craters on the Moon]]<br />
* [[List of features on the Moon]]<br />
* [[List of mountains on the Moon]]<br />
* [[List of valleys on the Moon]]<br />
*[[Selenography]]<br />
* [[Origin of lunar nomenclature]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/science/atlas/mare/mare.htm NASA lunar Atlas]<br />
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/ Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonTOC.html USGS: Moon nomenclature]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonmare.html USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Mare]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonocea.html USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Oceanus]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonlacu.html USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Lacus]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonpalu.html USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Palus]<br />
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonsinu.html USGS: Moon Nomenclature: Sinus]<br />
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