Langrenus

American  

[lan-gree-nuhs] / lænˈgri nəs /

noun

1. a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 85 miles (135 km) in diameter.

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Example Sentences

The great ring mountains or ringed plains, Langrenus, Vendelinus, Petavius, and Furnerius, all lying significantly along the same lunar meridian, have already been noticed.

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman

Between it and Langrenus are two large ring-plains with central mountains, and on the N.E.,

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

There is an irregular ring-plain N. of A, with linear walls, and another, much smaller and brighter, on the N. of this, standing a little beyond the N. limits of Langrenus.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

Its continuity on the W. is broken by the great ring-plain Vendelinus C, about 50 miles in diameter, a formation resembling Langrenus in miniature.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

It is bounded by a very irregular rampart, which, under evening illumination, is especially noteworthy, though nowhere approaching the altitude of that of Langrenus.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn