Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Imbrium on Moon

Mare Imbrium

Feature Name Mare Imbrium
Clean Name Mare Imbrium
Feature ID 3678
Target Moon
Feature Type Mare, maria
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 51.46 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.23 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.56 °
Westernmost Longitude -38.36 °
Diameter 1145.53 km
Center Latitude 34.72 °
Center Longitude -14.91 °
Northernmost Latitude 51.46 °
Southernmost Latitude 14.95 °
Easternmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter 1145.53 km
Center Latitude 34.72 °
Center Longitude -14.91 °
Northernmost Latitude 31.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 30.40 °
Easternmost Longitude -36.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 6.40 °
Diameter 1123.00 km
Center Latitude 32.80 °
Center Longitude -15.60 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Latin
Quad LAC-24 [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 Showers."
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM