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Planetary Names: Palus, paludes: Palus Epidemiarum on Moon

Palus Epidemiarum

Feature Name	Palus Epidemiarum
Clean Name	Palus Epidemiarum
Feature ID	4565
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Palus, paludes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-28.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-36.47 °
Easternmost Longitude	-21.72 °
Westernmost Longitude	-33.43 °
Diameter	300.38 km
Center Latitude	-32.00 °
Center Longitude	-27.54 °
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Center Latitude	-32.00 °
Center Longitude	-27.54 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-32.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-32.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	-21.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	-32.80 °
Diameter	286.00 km
Center Latitude	-32.00 °
Center Longitude	-28.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((338.1 -32.9, 327.2 -32.9, 327.2 -32, 338.1 -32, 338.1 -32.9)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-94 [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	"Marsh of Epidemics."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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