Lacus Veris (Moon)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Lacus, lacūs
- IAU definition
"Lake" or small plain; on Titan, a "lake" or small, dark plain with discrete, sharp boundaries
- Diameter
- 382.9 km, 22 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 16.48° S, 274.09° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1970
- Origin of the name
"Lake of Spring."
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Lacus Veris.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Orbiter · 24 Inch Focal Length Camera | 14 | May 24, 1967 | May 25, 1967 |
| Clementine · Ultraviolet/Visible Camera | 2,899 | March 5, 1994 | May 1, 1994 |
| Clementine · High Resolution Camera | 2,114 | March 5, 1994 | May 1, 1994 |
| Clementine · Near Infrared Camera | 1,643 | March 5, 1994 | May 1, 1994 |
| Clementine · Long Wavelength Infrared Camera | 1,084 | March 5, 1994 | May 1, 1994 |
| Clementine · Radio Science Subsystem | 59 | April 9, 1994 | April 9, 1994 |
| Arecibo Observatory/National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope/Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 39 | October 21, 2003 | April 5, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · High Definition Television | 8,680 | October 30, 2007 | June 10, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Terrain Camera | 2,534 | December 24, 2007 | May 13, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Lunar Radar Sounder | 628 | December 24, 2007 | August 27, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Laser Altimeter | 23 | January 7, 2008 | October 20, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Multiband Imager | 3,505 | April 25, 2008 | September 23, 2008 |
| ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 · Moon Mineralogy Mapper | 114 | January 15, 2009 | July 12, 2009 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment | 6,852 | July 5, 2009 | June 4, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera | 13,463 | July 7, 2009 | June 4, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 1,471 | July 13, 2009 | November 29, 2016 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · MINI-RF LRO | 551 | October 23, 2009 | January 31, 2025 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3221
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms