Astronomy:Lacus Luxuriae

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Lacus Luxuriae
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Diameter50.61 km (31.45 mi)
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Lacus Luxuriae (Latin lūxuriae, "Lake of Luxury")[1] is a small lunar mare on the far side of Moon. [2] It was named by the IAU in 1976.[3]

Lacus Luxuriae is at the center of the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.

References

  1. Patrick Moore (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=fDDpBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA47. 
  2. Patrick Moore; Robin Rees (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=2FNfjWKBZx8C&pg=PA49. 
  3. "Lacus Luxuriae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3211.