Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Rimae Vasco da Gama
Clean Name	Rimae Vasco da Gama
Feature ID	5147
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Rima, rimae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	14.59 °
Southmost Latitude	9.37 °
Eastmost Longitude	-82.85 °
Westmost Longitude	-85.48 °
Diameter	10.39 km
Center Latitude	11.55 °
Center Longitude	-84.03 °
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Northmost Latitude	10.55 °
Southmost Latitude	9.35 °
Eastmost Longitude	-82.63 °
Westmost Longitude	-84.08 °
Diameter	45.00 km
Center Latitude	9.91 °
Center Longitude	-83.46 °
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Northmost Latitude	10.00 °
Southmost Latitude	10.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	-82.00 °
Westmost Longitude	-82.00 °
Diameter	60.00 km
Center Latitude	10.00 °
Center Longitude	-82.00 °
WKT String	POINT (278 10)
Quad	LAC-55 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Portugal
Origin	Named from nearby crater.
Reference	-
Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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