Palus

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Palus may refer to:

Places

• The Latin word for "marsh, swamp," plural paludes, as in:
  • Palus Maeotis, the Maeotian marshes
  • Pomptina Palus or Pomptinae Paludes, the Pontine Marshes
  • Palus Caprae, "Goat Marsh," a now-vanished topographical feature of ancient Rome
  • by extension, a topographical feature on a moon or planet (see also lunar mare), such as:
    • Palus Epidemiarum, "Marsh of Epidemics," a small lunar mare
    • Palus Putredinis, "Marsh of Decay," an area on the surface of the Moon
    • Palus Somni, "Marsh of Sleep", an area on the surface of the Moon
    • Cerberus Palus, a small plain in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars
    • Oxia Palus quadrangle and Lunae Palus quadrangle, two of the 30 quadrangle maps of Mars
• Saint-Priest-Palus, a commune in central France
• Palus, Maharashtra, a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
• Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), an electoral district in India
• Sahil Magdum Live in Palus,Near L.K.Vidyamandir,Palus

Astronomy

• a small extraterrestrial plain
• 24194 Paľuš, a main belt asteroid

Other

• Palus tribe
• Palus, a Latin word for "stake, training post" and a designation for a grade or ranking of the gladiator
• Plant de Palus, or Gros Verdot, a red wine grape

See also

• Palu (disambiguation)
• Paludal, a term used in geology and ecology to refer to marshland
• Palustrine, a term used for wetlands
• Palos de la Frontera, a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva
• Peter Paludanus, aka Petrus de Palude (d. 1342), French theologian and archbishop
• All pages with titles containing palus
• All pages beginning with "palus"