Lacus Oblivionis

Lacus Oblivionis
LRO WAC image
Coordinates	21°00′S 168°00′W / 21.0°S 168.0°W / -21.0; -168.0Coordinates: 21°00′S 168°00′W / 21.0°S 168.0°W / -21.0; -168.0
Diameter	50 km
Eponym	Lake of Forgetfulness

Clementine mosaic

Lacus Oblivionis (latin for "Lake of Forgetfulness") is a small lunar mare on the surface of the Moon. It is located at 21.0° S, 168.0° W and is 50 km in diameter. The name was adopted by the IAU in 1976.^[1]

The crater Mohorovičić R (satellite of Mohorovičić) lies to the northeast, and the crater Sniadecki Y (satellite of Sniadecki) lies to the southwest.

References

↑ Lacus Oblivionis, Feature 3213, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Lunar maria

Oceanus	Procellarum

Mare	Anguis Australe Cognitum Crisium Fecunditatis Frigoris Humboldtianum Humorum Imbrium Ingenii Insularum Marginis Moscoviense Nectaris Nubium Orientale Serenitatis Smythii Spumans Tranquillitatis Undarum Vaporum

Lacus	Aestatis Autumni Bonitatis Doloris Excellentiae Felicitatis Gaudii Hiemalis Lenitatis Luxuriae Mortis Oblivionis Odii Perseverantiae Solitudinis Somniorum Spei Temporis Timoris Veris

Sinus	Aestuum Amoris Asperitatis Concordiae Fidei Honoris Iridum Lunicus Medii Roris Successus

Paludes	Epidemiarum Putredinis Somni

List of maria on the Moon

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