Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mare Moscoviense
Clean Name Mare Moscoviense
Feature ID 3682
Target Moon
Feature Type Mare, maria

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 31.50 °
Southmost Latitude 22.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.26 °
Westmost Longitude 143.41 °
Diameter 275.57 km
Center Latitude 27.28 °
Center Longitude 148.12 °
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Status and Origin

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