Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Lacus Somniorum
Clean Name	Lacus Somniorum
Feature ID	3217
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Lacus, lacūs

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	41.50 °
Southmost Latitude	33.22 °
Eastmost Longitude	39.15 °
Westmost Longitude	22.04 °
Diameter	424.76 km
Center Latitude	37.56 °
Center Longitude	30.80 °
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Northmost Latitude	41.50 °
Southmost Latitude	33.22 °
Eastmost Longitude	39.15 °
Westmost Longitude	22.13 °
Diameter	424.76 km
Center Latitude	37.56 °
Center Longitude	30.80 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.80 °
Southmost Latitude	34.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	37.50 °
Westmost Longitude	22.60 °
Diameter	384.00 km
Center Latitude	38.00 °
Center Longitude	29.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((37.5 34.8, 22.6 34.8, 22.6 40.8, 37.5 40.8, 37.5 34.8)))
Quad	LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
Origin	"Lake of Dreams."
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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