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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((323.1 30.4, 6.4 30.4, 6.4 31.7, 323.1 31.7, 323.1 30.4)))
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

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