Lacus Explained

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

• 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

• Lacus Clyne from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny anime.

Associations

• Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States

See also

• Lacuna (disambiguation)