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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rimae Maclear
Clean Name Rimae Maclear
Feature ID 5120
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 13.95 °
Southmost Latitude 10.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.47 °
Westmost Longitude 19.18 °
Diameter 94.00 km
Center Latitude 12.25 °
Center Longitude 19.94 °
Northmost Latitude 13.69 °
Southmost Latitude 10.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.47 °
Westmost Longitude 19.18 °
Diameter 94.00 km
Center Latitude 12.23 °
Center Longitude 19.90 °
Northmost Latitude 13.00 °
Southmost Latitude 13.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 20.00 °
Westmost Longitude 20.00 °
Diameter 110.00 km
Center Latitude 13.00 °
Center Longitude 20.00 °
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Culture Ireland
Origin Named from nearby crater.
Reference [161] - Who's Who in the Moon: B.A.A. Historical Section Memoir #1, London, 1938.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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