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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Montes Recti
Clean Name Montes Recti
Feature ID 4013
Target Moon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 48.89 °
Southmost Latitude 47.96 °
Eastmost Longitude -17.70 °
Westmost Longitude -21.83 °
Diameter 83.24 km
Center Latitude 48.30 °
Center Longitude -19.72 °
Northmost Latitude 48.89 °
Southmost Latitude 47.95 °
Eastmost Longitude -17.70 °
Westmost Longitude -21.83 °
Diameter 83.24 km
Center Latitude 48.30 °
Center Longitude -19.72 °
Northmost Latitude 48.00 °
Southmost Latitude 48.00 °
Eastmost Longitude -20.00 °
Westmost Longitude -20.00 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude 48.00 °
Center Longitude -20.00 °
Quad LAC-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Latin for "straight range."
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
Satellite Feature(s) Montes Recti B

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