Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Mare Anguis
Clean Name	Mare Anguis
Feature ID	3664
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	24.74 °
Southmost Latitude	20.15 °
Eastmost Longitude	69.95 °
Westmost Longitude	65.70 °
Diameter	145.99 km
Center Latitude	22.43 °
Center Longitude	67.58 °
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Northmost Latitude	24.71 °
Southmost Latitude	20.15 °
Eastmost Longitude	69.88 °
Westmost Longitude	65.75 °
Diameter	145.99 km
Center Latitude	22.43 °
Center Longitude	67.58 °
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Northmost Latitude	24.60 °
Southmost Latitude	20.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	69.10 °
Westmost Longitude	66.80 °
Diameter	150.00 km
Center Latitude	22.60 °
Center Longitude	67.70 °
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Quad	LAC-44 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
Origin	"Serpent Sea."
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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