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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rima Cleomedes
Clean Name Rima Cleomedes
Feature ID 5050
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 28.30 °
Southmost Latitude 27.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 57.18 °
Westmost Longitude 55.77 °
Diameter 45.54 km
Center Latitude 27.98 °
Center Longitude 56.51 °
Northmost Latitude 28.30 °
Southmost Latitude 27.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 57.18 °
Westmost Longitude 55.77 °
Diameter 45.54 km
Center Latitude 27.97 °
Center Longitude 56.51 °
Northmost Latitude 27.00 °
Southmost Latitude 27.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 57.00 °
Westmost Longitude 57.00 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude 27.00 °
Center Longitude 57.00 °
Quad LAC-44 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin Within crater.
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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