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Coordinates | 19°25′N 176°30′E / 19.41°N 176.50°E / 19.41; 176.50 |
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Diameter | 50.61 km (31.45 mi) |
Eponym | Lake of Luxury |
Lacus Luxuriae (Latin lūxuriae, "Lake of Luxury") is a small lunar mare on the far side of Moon. It was named by the IAU in 1976.
Lacus Luxuriae is at the center of the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.
References
- 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.
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