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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Montes Apenninus on Moon

Montes Apenninus

Feature Name	Montes Apenninus
Clean Name	Montes Apenninus
Feature ID	4004
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
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Northernmost Latitude	28.47 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	7.34 °
Westernmost Longitude	-10.21 °
Diameter	599.67 km
Center Latitude	19.87 °
Center Longitude	0.03 °
Northernmost Latitude	28.47 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	599.67 km
Center Latitude	19.30 °
Center Longitude	-0.59 °
Northernmost Latitude	23.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	15.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	-8.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	1.60 °
Diameter	401.00 km
Center Latitude	18.90 °
Center Longitude	-3.70 °
kml download	Montes Apenninus.kml
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	LAC-41 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1961
Origin	Named from terrestrial Apennines.
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM