Lacus Spei [SEP] located on astronomical body
Lacus Spei
Lacus Spei (Latin for "Lake of Hope") is a small lunar mare that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon's near side. To the north is the crater Mercurius and to the west-southwest lies Schumacher.
The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 43.0° N, 65.0° E, and it lies within a diameter of 77 km. The main part of the lake occupies a region averaging about 50 km in diameter, with an extension leading to the northeast
Peter Kolbe
Peter Kolbe (1675–1726) (also referred to as Kolb, Kolben or Colbe) was sent to the Cape of Good Hope with letters of introduction from Nicolaas Witsen, mayor of Amsterdam, with a mandate to compile a comprehensive description of South Africa and for astronomical and surveying research. Kolbe is best remembered for his publication in 1719 in Nuremberg of "Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum". Kolbe's checklist of the Cape fauna was the first to be published. In the Dutch edition, "Naauwkeurige beschryving van de