Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Rimae Posidonius
Clean Name	Rimae Posidonius
Feature ID	5133
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Rima, rimae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	33.23 °
Southmost Latitude	30.96 °
Eastmost Longitude	30.88 °
Westmost Longitude	28.07 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	32.03 °
Center Longitude	29.61 °
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Northmost Latitude	33.21 °
Southmost Latitude	30.96 °
Eastmost Longitude	30.87 °
Westmost Longitude	28.06 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	32.03 °
Center Longitude	29.61 °
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Northmost Latitude	33.10 °
Southmost Latitude	30.80 °
Eastmost Longitude	29.00 °
Westmost Longitude	29.00 °
Diameter	70.00 km
Center Latitude	32.00 °
Center Longitude	28.70 °
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Quad	LAC-26 [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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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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