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

Rimae Atlas

Feature Name Rimae Atlas
Clean Name Rimae Atlas
Feature ID 5096
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 47.66 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.06 °
Easternmost Longitude 45.46 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.25 °
Diameter 46.80 km
Center Latitude 46.82 °
Center Longitude 44.42 °
Northernmost Latitude 47.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 45.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.30 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude 47.50 °
Center Longitude 43.60 °
Northernmost Latitude 47.39 °
Southernmost Latitude 46.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 45.43 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.22 °
Diameter 46.80 km
Center Latitude 46.61 °
Center Longitude 44.39 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad LAC-27 [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 Within crater.
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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