Lists of features:- Palus

Photo by Lunar Reconnaissance Oribiter (LRO)

Palus on the Moon
A related set of features are the Palus (Marshes).


Latin Name / English Name / Latitude Longitude / Diameter km / miles / map (from USGS)

  • Palus Epidemiarum –  Marsh of Epidemics / 32.0° S 28.2° W / 286 km / 179 miles / map
  • Palus Putredinis – Marsh of Decay / 26.5° N 0.4° E / 161 km / 101 miles / map
  • Palus Somni – Marsh of Sleep / 14.1° N 45.0° E / 143 km / 89 miles / map
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Moon Map – Lists of features

The Moon’s surface is covered in many interesting geological features,
in addition to mountains, valleys and craters.
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Catena  –  chain of craters
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Dorsa  – wrinkle-ridge systems

Dorsum  –  wrinkle-Ridge

Lunar Seas & Ocean – Maria
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Lacus  –  lake

Palus  –  marshes

Promontorium  –  cape or headland

Rima  –  rilles
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Rimae  –  rille systems

Rupes  –  escarpments

Sinus  –  bay
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Terra  –  seas

Vallis  –  valleys
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Named Features – scale maps

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