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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mare Ingenii
Clean Name Mare Ingenii
Feature ID 3679
Target Moon
Feature Type Mare, maria

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -28.54 °
Southmost Latitude -37.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.39 °
Westmost Longitude 158.27 °
Diameter 282.20 km
Center Latitude -33.25 °
Center Longitude 164.83 °
Northmost Latitude -28.54 °
Southmost Latitude -37.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 169.85 °
Westmost Longitude 158.55 °
Diameter 282.20 km
Center Latitude -33.25 °
Center Longitude 164.83 °
Northmost Latitude -28.40 °
Southmost Latitude -38.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 166.80 °
Westmost Longitude 161.70 °
Diameter 318.00 km
Center Latitude -33.70 °
Center Longitude 163.50 °
Quad LAC-119 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin "Sea of Cleverness."
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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