Lacus Temporis (
Latin ''temporis'', ''Lake of Time'') is a small
lunar mare that is located in the northeastern quadrant of the
Moon's near side. The
selenographic coordinates of this feature are , and it lies within a diameter of 205 km. It was named by the
IAU in 1976.
This small mare is composed of two large, roughly circular patches of relatively smooth surface, with a pair of small, cup-shaped craters located prominently at their intersection. Both of these regions of
basaltic
lava covered surface have some smaller side lobes, which are most likely impact features that have become flooded.
Just to the southwest of this feature is the crater
Chevallier and to the southeast lies
Carrington
Carrington and Carington are surnames originating from one of the Carringtons in England, or from the town of Carentan in Normandy, France. It is also rarely a given name.
Surname Scientists
* Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist
*Benj ...
.
File:Lacus Temporis 4177 H1 H2.jpg, Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
File:Lacus-temporis-clem1.jpg, Clementine mosaic, at high sun angle
See also
*
Volcanism on the Moon
References
{{Lunar maria
Temporis