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This is a list of ''[[lunar mare|maria]]'' (singular ''mare'') on the [[Moon]].
 
This is a list of ''[[lunar mare|maria]]'' (singular ''mare'') on the [[Moon]].
  
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==''Maria'' and ''Oceanus''==
 
==''Maria'' and ''Oceanus''==
  
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Lunar Maria
 
|+ Lunar Maria
 
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| [[Mare Anguis]]
 
| [[Mare Anguis]]
 
| Serpent Sea
 
| Serpent Sea
|align="right"| 22.6&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 22.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 67.7&deg;&nbsp;E
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|align="right"| 67.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 150&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 150&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Australe]]
 
| [[Mare Australe]]
 
| Southern Sea
 
| Southern Sea
|align="right"| 38.9&deg;&nbsp;S
+
|align="right"| 38.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 93.0&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 93.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 603&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 603&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Cognitum]]
 
| [[Mare Cognitum]]
 
| Sea That Has Become Known ''or'' Known Sea
 
| Sea That Has Become Known ''or'' Known Sea
|align="right"| 10.0&deg;&nbsp;S
+
|align="right"| 10.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 23.1&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 23.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 376&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 376&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Crisium]]
 
| [[Mare Crisium]]
 
| Sea of Crises
 
| Sea of Crises
|align="right"| 17.0&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 17.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 59.1&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 59.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 418&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 418&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Fecunditatis]]
 
| [[Mare Fecunditatis]]
 
| Sea of Fertility
 
| Sea of Fertility
|align="right"| 7.8&deg;&nbsp;S
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|align="right"| 7.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 51.3&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 51.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 909&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 909&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Frigoris]]
 
| [[Mare Frigoris]]
 
| Sea of Cold
 
| Sea of Cold
|align="right"| 56.0&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 56.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 1.4&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 1.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 1596&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 1596&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Humboldtianum]]
 
| [[Mare Humboldtianum]]
 
| Sea of [[Alexander von Humboldt]]
 
| Sea of [[Alexander von Humboldt]]
|align="right"| 56.8&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 56.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 81.5&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 81.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 273&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 273&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Humorum]]
 
| [[Mare Humorum]]
 
| Sea of Moisture
 
| Sea of Moisture
|align="right"| 24.4&deg;&nbsp;S
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|align="right"| 24.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 38.6&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 38.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 389&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 389&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Imbrium]]
 
| [[Mare Imbrium]]
 
| Sea of Showers or Sea of Rains
 
| Sea of Showers or Sea of Rains
|align="right"| 32.8&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 32.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 15.6&deg;&nbsp;W
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|align="right"| 15.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 1123&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 1123&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Ingenii]]
 
| [[Mare Ingenii]]
 
| Sea of Ingenuity
 
| Sea of Ingenuity
|align="right"| 33.7&deg;&nbsp;S
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|align="right"| 33.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 163.5&deg;&nbsp;E
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|align="right"| 163.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 318&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 318&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Insularum]]
 
| [[Mare Insularum]]
 
| Sea of Islands
 
| Sea of Islands
|align="right"| 7.5&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 7.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 30.9&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 30.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 513&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 513&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Marginis]]
 
| [[Mare Marginis]]
 
| Sea of the Edge
 
| Sea of the Edge
|align="right"| 13.3&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 13.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 86.1&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 86.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 420&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 420&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Moscoviense]]
 
| [[Mare Moscoviense]]
 
| Sea of [[Muscovy]]
 
| Sea of [[Muscovy]]
|align="right"| 27.3&deg;&nbsp;N
+
|align="right"| 27.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 147.9&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 147.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 277&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 277&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Nectaris]]
 
| [[Mare Nectaris]]
 
| Sea of Nectar
 
| Sea of Nectar
|align="right"| 15.2&deg;&nbsp;S
+
|align="right"| 15.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 35.5&deg;&nbsp;E
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|align="right"| 35.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 333&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 333&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Nubium]]
 
| [[Mare Nubium]]
 
| Sea of Clouds
 
| Sea of Clouds
|align="right"| 21.3&deg;&nbsp;S
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|align="right"| 21.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 16.6&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 16.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 715&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 715&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Orientale]]
 
| [[Mare Orientale]]
 
| Eastern Sea
 
| Eastern Sea
|align="right"| 19.4&deg;&nbsp;S
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|align="right"| 19.&nbsp;S
|align="right"| 92.8&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 92.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 327&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 327&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Serenitatis]]
 
| [[Mare Serenitatis]]
 
| Sea of Serenity
 
| Sea of Serenity
|align="right"| 28.0&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 28.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 17.5&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 17.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 707&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 707&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Smythii]]
 
| [[Mare Smythii]]
 
| Sea of [[William Henry Smyth]]
 
| Sea of [[William Henry Smyth]]
|align="right"| 1.3&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 1.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 87.5&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 87.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 373&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 373&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Spumans]]
 
| [[Mare Spumans]]
 
| Foaming Sea
 
| Foaming Sea
|align="right"| 1.1&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 1.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 65.1&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 65.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 139&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 139&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Tranquillitatis]]
 
| [[Mare Tranquillitatis]]
 
| Sea of Tranquility
 
| Sea of Tranquility
|align="right"| 8.5&deg;&nbsp;N
+
|align="right"| 8.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 31.4&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 31.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 873&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 873&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Undarum]]
 
| [[Mare Undarum]]
 
| Sea of Waves
 
| Sea of Waves
|align="right"| 6.8&deg;&nbsp;N
+
|align="right"| 6.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 68.4&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 68.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 243&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 243&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mare Vaporum]]
 
| [[Mare Vaporum]]
 
| Sea of Vapors
 
| Sea of Vapors
|align="right"| 13.3&deg;&nbsp;N
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|align="right"| 13.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 3.6&deg;&nbsp;E
+
|align="right"| 3.&nbsp;E
 
|align="right"| 245&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 245&nbsp;km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Oceanus Procellarum]]
 
| [[Oceanus Procellarum]]
 
| Ocean of Storms
 
| Ocean of Storms
|align="right"| 18.4&deg;&nbsp;N
+
|align="right"| 18.&nbsp;N
|align="right"| 57.4&deg;&nbsp;W
+
|align="right"| 57.&nbsp;W
 
|align="right"| 2568&nbsp;km
 
|align="right"| 2568&nbsp;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.
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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:
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*[[Mare Parvum]]<ref name="telescop.htm">{{cite web| url=http://www.rccr.cremona.it/monografie/luna/telescop.htm| title=Astronomica  Langrenus| accessdate=2006-12-05|language={{it}}}}</ref> ("Small Sea"), immediately to the east of [[Inghirami (crater)|Inghirami]]
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*[[Mare Incognitum]] ("Unknown Sea")
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*[[Mare Novum]]<ref name="telescop.htm"/> ("New Sea"), northeast of [[Plutarch (crater)|Plutarch]]
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*[[Mare Struve]] ("Struve's Sea"), near [[Messala (crater)|Messala]]
  
 
==''Lacus''==
 
==''Lacus''==
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A related set of features are the Lunar ''lacus'' (singular ''lacus'', Latin for "[[lake]]"), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:
 
A related set of features are the Lunar ''lacus'' (singular ''lacus'', Latin for "[[lake]]"), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:
  
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Lunar Lacus
 
|+ Lunar Lacus
 
|-
 
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| [[Lacus Aestatis]]
 
| [[Lacus Aestatis]]
 
| Lake of Summer
 
| Lake of Summer
|align="right"| 15.0&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 15.S
|align="right"| 69.0&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 69.W
 
|align="right"| 90 km
 
|align="right"| 90 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Autumni]]
 
| [[Lacus Autumni]]
 
| Lake of Autumn
 
| Lake of Autumn
|align="right"| 9.9&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 9.S
|align="right"| 83.9&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 83.W
 
|align="right"| 183 km
 
|align="right"| 183 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Bonitatis]]
 
| [[Lacus Bonitatis]]
 
| Lake of Goodness
 
| Lake of Goodness
|align="right"| 23.2&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 23.N
|align="right"| 43.7&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 43.E
 
|align="right"| 92 km
 
|align="right"| 92 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Doloris]]
 
| [[Lacus Doloris]]
 
| Lake of Sorrow
 
| Lake of Sorrow
|align="right"| 17.1&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 17.N
|align="right"| 9.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 9.E
 
|align="right"| 110 km
 
|align="right"| 110 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Excellentiae]]
 
| [[Lacus Excellentiae]]
 
| Lake of Excellence
 
| Lake of Excellence
|align="right"| 35.4&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 35.S
|align="right"| 44.0&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 44.W
 
|align="right"| 184 km
 
|align="right"| 184 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Felicitatis]]
 
| [[Lacus Felicitatis]]
 
| Lake of Happiness
 
| Lake of Happiness
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 19.N
|align="right"| 5.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 5.E
 
|align="right"| 90 km
 
|align="right"| 90 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Gaudii]]
 
| [[Lacus Gaudii]]
 
| Lake of Joy
 
| Lake of Joy
|align="right"| 16.2&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 16.N
|align="right"| 12.6&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 12.E
 
|align="right"| 113 km
 
|align="right"| 113 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Hiemalis]]
 
| [[Lacus Hiemalis]]
 
| Wintry Lake
 
| Wintry Lake
|align="right"| 15.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 15.N
|align="right"| 14.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 14.E
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Lenitatis]]
 
| [[Lacus Lenitatis]]
 
| Lake of Softness
 
| Lake of Softness
|align="right"| 14.0&deg; N
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|align="right"| 14.N
|align="right"| 12.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 12.E
 
|align="right"| 80 km
 
|align="right"| 80 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Luxuriae]]
 
| [[Lacus Luxuriae]]
 
| Lake of Luxury
 
| Lake of Luxury
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N
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|align="right"| 19.N
|align="right"| 176.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 176.E
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Mortis]]
 
| [[Lacus Mortis]]
 
| Lake of Death
 
| Lake of Death
|align="right"| 45.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 45.N
|align="right"| 27.2&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 27.E
 
|align="right"| 151 km
 
|align="right"| 151 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Oblivionis]]
 
| [[Lacus Oblivionis]]
 
| Lake of Forgetfulness
 
| Lake of Forgetfulness
|align="right"| 21.0&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 21.S
|align="right"| 168.0&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 168.W
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|align="right"| 50 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Odii]]
 
| [[Lacus Odii]]
 
| Lake of Hatred
 
| Lake of Hatred
|align="right"| 19.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 19.N
|align="right"| 7.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 7.E
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Perseverantiae]]
 
| [[Lacus Perseverantiae]]
 
| Lake of Perseverance
 
| Lake of Perseverance
|align="right"| 8.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 8.N
|align="right"| 62.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 62.E
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Solitudinis]]
 
| [[Lacus Solitudinis]]
 
| Lake of Solitude
 
| Lake of Solitude
|align="right"| 27.8&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 27.S
|align="right"| 104.3&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 104.E
 
|align="right"| 139 km
 
|align="right"| 139 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Somniorum]]
 
| [[Lacus Somniorum]]
 
| Lake of Dreams
 
| Lake of Dreams
|align="right"| 38.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 38.N
|align="right"| 29.2&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 29.E
 
|align="right"| 384 km
 
|align="right"| 384 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Spei]]
 
| [[Lacus Spei]]
 
| Lake of Hope
 
| Lake of Hope
|align="right"| 43.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 43.N
|align="right"| 65.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 65.E
 
|align="right"| 80 km
 
|align="right"| 80 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Temporis]]
 
| [[Lacus Temporis]]
 
| Lake of Time
 
| Lake of Time
|align="right"| 45.9&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 45.N
|align="right"| 58.4&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 58.E
 
|align="right"| 117 km
 
|align="right"| 117 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Timoris]]
 
| [[Lacus Timoris]]
 
| Lake of Fear
 
| Lake of Fear
|align="right"| 38.8&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 38.S
|align="right"| 27.3&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 27.W
 
|align="right"| 117 km
 
|align="right"| 117 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lacus Veris]]
 
| [[Lacus Veris]]
 
| Lake of Spring
 
| Lake of Spring
|align="right"| 16.5&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 16.S
|align="right"| 86.1&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 86.W
 
|align="right"| 396 km
 
|align="right"| 396 km
 
|}
 
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A related set of features are the ''sinus'' (singular ''sinus'', Latin for "bay") and ''paludes'' (singular ''palus'', Latin for "marsh"):
 
A related set of features are the ''sinus'' (singular ''sinus'', Latin for "bay") and ''paludes'' (singular ''palus'', Latin for "marsh"):
  
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Lunar Sinus and Paludes
 
|+ Lunar Sinus and Paludes
 
|-
 
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| [[Palus Epidemiarum]]
 
| [[Palus Epidemiarum]]
 
| Marsh of Epidemics
 
| Marsh of Epidemics
|align="right"| 32.0&deg; S
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|align="right"| 32.S
|align="right"| 28.2&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 28.W
 
|align="right"| 286 km
 
|align="right"| 286 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Palus Putredinis]]
 
| [[Palus Putredinis]]
 
| Marsh of Rot
 
| Marsh of Rot
|align="right"| 26.5&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 26.N
|align="right"| 0.4&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 0.E
 
|align="right"| 161 km
 
|align="right"| 161 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Palus Somni]]
 
| [[Palus Somni]]
 
| Marsh of Sleep
 
| Marsh of Sleep
|align="right"| 14.1&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 14.N
|align="right"| 45.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 45.E
 
|align="right"| 143 km
 
|align="right"| 143 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Aestuum]]
 
| [[Sinus Aestuum]]
 
| Seething Bay
 
| Seething Bay
|align="right"| 10.9&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 10.N
|align="right"| 8.8&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 8.W
 
|align="right"| 290 km
 
|align="right"| 290 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Amoris]]
 
| [[Sinus Amoris]]
 
| Bay of Love
 
| Bay of Love
|align="right"| 18.1&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 18.N
|align="right"| 39.1&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 39.E
 
|align="right"| 130 km
 
|align="right"| 130 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Asperitatis]]
 
| [[Sinus Asperitatis]]
 
| Bay of Roughness
 
| Bay of Roughness
|align="right"| 3.8&deg; S
+
|align="right"| 3.S
|align="right"| 27.4&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 27.E
 
|align="right"| 206 km
 
|align="right"| 206 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Concordiae]]
 
| [[Sinus Concordiae]]
 
| Bay of Harmony
 
| Bay of Harmony
|align="right"| 10.8&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 10.N
|align="right"| 43.2&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 43.E
 
|align="right"| 142 km
 
|align="right"| 142 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Fidei]]
 
| [[Sinus Fidei]]
 
| Bay of Trust
 
| Bay of Trust
|align="right"| 18.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 18.N
|align="right"| 2.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 2.E
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|align="right"| 70 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Honoris]]
 
| [[Sinus Honoris]]
 
| Bay of Honor
 
| Bay of Honor
|align="right"| 11.7&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 11.N
|align="right"| 18.1&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 18.E
 
|align="right"| 109 km
 
|align="right"| 109 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Iridum]]
 
| [[Sinus Iridum]]
 
| Bay of Rainbows
 
| Bay of Rainbows
|align="right"| 44.1&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 44.N
|align="right"| 31.5&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 31.W
 
|align="right"| 236 km
 
|align="right"| 236 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Lunicus]]
 
| [[Sinus Lunicus]]
 
| [[Luna 2|Lunik]] Bay
 
| [[Luna 2|Lunik]] Bay
|align="right"| 31.8&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 31.N
|align="right"| 1.4&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 1.W
 
|align="right"| 126 km
 
|align="right"| 126 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Medii]]
 
| [[Sinus Medii]]
 
| Bay of the center
 
| Bay of the center
|align="right"| 2.4&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 2.N
|align="right"| 1.7&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 1.E
 
|align="right"| 335 km
 
|align="right"| 335 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Roris]]
 
| [[Sinus Roris]]
 
| Bay of Dew
 
| Bay of Dew
|align="right"| 54.0&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 54.N
|align="right"| 56.6&deg; W
+
|align="right"| 56.W
 
|align="right"| 202 km
 
|align="right"| 202 km
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sinus Successus]]
 
| [[Sinus Successus]]
 
| Bay of Success
 
| Bay of Success
|align="right"| 0.9&deg; N
+
|align="right"| 0.N
|align="right"| 59.0&deg; E
+
|align="right"| 59.E
 
|align="right"| 132 km
 
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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]].
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Some sources also list a ''Palus Nebularum'' ("Marsh of Mists") at 38.N, 1.E. However the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]].
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==References==
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* L. E. Andersson and [[Ewen Whitaker|Ewen A. Whitaker]], ''NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature'', [[NASA]] RP-1097, [[1982 in literature|1982]], no ISBN.
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* [[Ben Bussey]] and [[Paul Spudis]], ''The Clementine Atlas of the Moon'', Cambridge University Press, [[2004 in literature|2004]], ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
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* [[Antonín Rükl]], ''Atlas of the Moon'', Kalmbach Books, [[1990 in literature|1990]], ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
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* Ewen A. Whitaker, ''Mapping and Naming the Moon'', Cambridge University Press, [[1999 in literature|1999]], ISBN 0-521-62248-4.
  
 
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* [[List of craters on the Moon]]
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* [[List of features on the Moon]]
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* [[List of valleys on the Moon]]
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* [[Origin of lunar nomenclature]]
 
  
 
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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.

Maria and Oceanus

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:

Lacus

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 Wintry Lake 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

Sinus and Paludes

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

Some sources also list a Palus Nebularum ("Marsh of Mists") at 38.0° N, 1.0° E. However the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the IAU.

References

  • L. E. Andersson and Ewen A. Whitaker, NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature, NASA RP-1097, 1982, no ISBN.
  • Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
  • Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990, ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
  • Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-521-62248-4.

See also

External links