Lacus Lenitatis
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Lacus Lenitatis is a small lunar mare
in the Terra Nivium
region on the Moon
. It is located at 14.0° N, 12.0° E and is 80 km in diameter.
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...
in the Terra Nivium
Terra Nivium
Terra Nivium is a roughly triangular highland region on the Moon. In his Almagestum novum, the notable selenographer Giovanni Riccioli named the various highland regions terrae...
region on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. It is located at 14.0° N, 12.0° E and is 80 km in diameter.