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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rimae Posidonius
Clean Name Rimae Posidonius
Feature ID 5133
Target Moon
Feature Type Rima, rimae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 33.23 °
Southmost Latitude 30.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.88 °
Westmost Longitude 28.07 °
Diameter 78.00 km
Center Latitude 32.03 °
Center Longitude 29.61 °
Northmost Latitude 33.21 °
Southmost Latitude 30.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.87 °
Westmost Longitude 28.06 °
Diameter 78.00 km
Center Latitude 32.03 °
Center Longitude 29.61 °
Northmost Latitude 33.10 °
Southmost Latitude 30.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.00 °
Westmost Longitude 29.00 °
Diameter 70.00 km
Center Latitude 32.00 °
Center Longitude 28.70 °
Quad LAC-26 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Within 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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