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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rimae Plato
Clean Name Rimae Plato
Feature ID 5131
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 53.15 °
Southmost Latitude 47.49 °
Eastmost Longitude -0.57 °
Westmost Longitude -4.81 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude 50.88 °
Center Longitude -3.02 °
Northmost Latitude 53.15 °
Southmost Latitude 47.51 °
Eastmost Longitude -0.62 °
Westmost Longitude -4.79 °
Diameter 180.00 km
Center Latitude 50.88 °
Center Longitude -3.02 °
Northmost Latitude 53.20 °
Southmost Latitude 52.20 °
Eastmost Longitude -1.20 °
Westmost Longitude -5.30 °
Diameter 87.00 km
Center Latitude 52.90 °
Center Longitude -3.20 °
Quad LAC-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Named from nearby crater.
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.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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