Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Rima, rimae: Rima Marius on Moon

Rima Marius

Feature Name Rima Marius
Clean Name Rima Marius
Feature ID 5072
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 17.85 °
Southernmost Latitude 14.51 °
Easternmost Longitude -47.78 °
Westernmost Longitude -52.84 °
Diameter 283.54 km
Center Latitude 16.37 °
Center Longitude -49.54 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.83 °
Southernmost Latitude 14.50 °
Easternmost Longitude -47.77 °
Westernmost Longitude -52.87 °
Diameter 283.54 km
Center Latitude 16.36 °
Center Longitude -49.54 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.30 °
Easternmost Longitude -48.00 °
Westernmost Longitude -51.30 °
Diameter 121.00 km
Center Latitude 16.50 °
Center Longitude -48.90 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Germany
Quad LAC-39 [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 1964
Origin Named from nearby crater.
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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