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(glossary entry)<br /> <br /> [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Lacus%20list.jpg [[Image:normal_Lacus%20list.jpg|external image normal_Lacus%20list.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3324 Enrique Luque Cervigón] A labeled view the nearside lacus''<br /> <br /> | (glossary entry)<br /> <br /> [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Lacus%20list.jpg [[Image:normal_Lacus%20list.jpg|external image normal_Lacus%20list.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3324 Enrique Luque Cervigón] A labeled view the nearside lacus''<br /> <br /> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | * One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of [ | + | * One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]]. The IAU defines a '''lacus''' as a "'lake' or small plain". The term is used as prefix to the feature name. There no plural form. |
* Small patch of mare is a better definition for the Moon than what the IAU uses. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater] <small>Sep 2, 2007</small></span> | * Small patch of mare is a better definition for the Moon than what the IAU uses. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater] <small>Sep 2, 2007</small></span> | ||
* Small low-albedo region. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Feb 26, 2017</small></span> (where's the darkest one of these low-albedo regions?). | * Small low-albedo region. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Feb 26, 2017</small></span> (where's the darkest one of these low-albedo regions?). | ||
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==Lists of Lunar Lakes== | ==Lists of Lunar Lakes== | ||
| − | * Click [ | + | * Click [[Lunar%20Lacus|here]] for a list of lacus pages in ''the-Moon Wiki'' |
* See also the [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=3&bodyID=11&typeID=19&system=Earth&body=Moon&type=Lacus&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig official IAU list] for this category | * See also the [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=3&bodyID=11&typeID=19&system=Earth&body=Moon&type=Lacus&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig official IAU list] for this category | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 15 April 2018
Contents
Lacus (lake)
(glossary entry)
Enrique Luque Cervigón A labeled view the nearside lacus
Description
- One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of IAU nomenclature. The IAU defines a lacus as a "'lake' or small plain". The term is used as prefix to the feature name. There no plural form.
- Small patch of mare is a better definition for the Moon than what the IAU uses. - tychocrater tychocrater Sep 2, 2007
- Small low-albedo region. - DannyCaes DannyCaes Feb 26, 2017 (where's the darkest one of these low-albedo regions?).
Additional Information
Lists of Lunar Lakes
- Click here for a list of lacus pages in the-Moon Wiki
- See also the official IAU list for this category
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
The best printed source to get a splendid overview of small low-albedo regions is the CLEMENTINE ATLAS OF THE MOON (Ben Bussey/ Paul Spudis).
The best online source is the LROC ACT-REACT QUICK MAP (the Equidistant Cylindrical map of the entire moon, ALBEDO formations).
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