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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Crisium on Moon
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Mare Crisium
Feature Name
Mare Crisium
Clean Name
Mare Crisium
Feature ID
3671
Target
Moon
Feature Type
Mare, maria
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude
24.53 °
Southernmost Latitude
9.69 °
Easternmost Longitude
68.53 °
Westernmost Longitude
49.51 °
Diameter
555.92
km
Center Latitude
16.18 °
Center Longitude
59.10 °
Northernmost Latitude
17.40 °
Southernmost Latitude
16.50 °
Easternmost Longitude
68.20 °
Westernmost Longitude
50.00 °
Diameter
418.00
km
Center Latitude
17.00 °
Center Longitude
59.10 °
Northernmost Latitude
24.53 °
Southernmost Latitude
9.69 °
Easternmost Longitude
68.62 °
Westernmost Longitude
49.59 °
Diameter
555.92
km
Center Latitude
16.18 °
Center Longitude
59.10 °
kml download
Mare Crisium.kml
Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Latin
Quad
LAC-44
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Reference
[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1935
Origin
"Sea of Crises."
Last Updated
Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
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