Lacus
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The Latin word lacus means "opening, hole, pool, lake," and was also the word for a distribution point in the public water supply of ancient Rome. It can refer to:
Geography
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- Lucrinus Lacus, a lake in Campania
- Albanus Lake, Lake Albano in Lazio, Italy
- Alsietinus Lacus, the ancient name of a lake in Etruria today known as Lake Martignano
- Lacus Curtius, a topographical feature in ancient Rome
- Lacus Juturnae, a spring and man-made religious structure in ancient Rome
Extraterrestrial
Lacus may also refer to a lunar mare; see List of maria on the Moon:
- Lacus Aestatis
- Lacus Autumni
- Lacus Bonitatis
- Lacus Excellentiae
- Lacus Felicitatis
- Lacus Mortis
- Lacus Solitudinis
- Lacus Somniorum
- Lacus Spei
- Lacus Temporis
Lacus may refer to similar features on other celestial bodies:
- Ontario Lacus on Titan, a moon of Saturn
- Solis Lacus on Mars
Fictional characters
Associations
See also
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