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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Fecunditatis on Moon

Mare Fecunditatis

Feature Name	Mare Fecunditatis
Clean Name	Mare Fecunditatis
Feature ID	3673
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	6.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-21.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	63.34 °
Westernmost Longitude	40.77 °
Diameter	840.35 km
Center Latitude	-7.83 °
Center Longitude	53.67 °
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Northernmost Latitude	6.02 °
Southernmost Latitude	-21.47 °
Easternmost Longitude	63.61 °
Westernmost Longitude	40.48 °
Diameter	840.35 km
Center Latitude	-7.83 °
Center Longitude	53.67 °
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Northernmost Latitude	7.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-22.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	52.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	49.70 °
Diameter	909.00 km
Center Latitude	-7.80 °
Center Longitude	51.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((52.8 -22.6, 49.7 -22.6, 49.7 7.1, 52.8 7.1, 52.8 -22.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-80 [pdf]
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 Fecundity."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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