Paludes on The Moon
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Palus — a small dark plain on The Moon, out of 9 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 2,023 named places on The Moon — 0.1%
Largest
300 km
Palus Epidemiarum
Median size
181 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
1935–1935
IAU approval dates
How paludes on The Moon get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 paludes with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Latin.
Latin3
All 3 paludes on The Moon
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Paludes elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 6 more features.