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Lacus Perseverantiae

Field	Value
name	Lacus Perseverantiae
image	[[Image:Lacus-perseverantiae-clem1.jpg	240px	Lacus Perseverantiae]]
coordinates
diameter	70 km
eponym	Lake of Perseverance

Oblique view of Lacus Perseverantiae, facing south, from [[Apollo 17

Lacus Perseverantiae (Latin persevērantiae, "Perseverance") is a small lunar mare extending westward from the northwestern exterior of the crater Firmicus, with smaller extensions to the northeast and northwest at the eastern terminus. Its name is Latin for Lake of Perseverance. The selenographic coordinates are 8.0° N, 62.0° E, and it has a length of 70 km, but a maximum width of less than 15 km.

The name of the lacus was adopted by the IAU in 1979.

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