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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
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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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