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Planetary Names: Sinus, sinūs: Sinus Amoris on Moon

Sinus Amoris

Feature Name	Sinus Amoris
Clean Name	Sinus Amoris
Feature ID	5559
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Sinus, sinūs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	22.92 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	41.51 °
Westernmost Longitude	35.42 °
Diameter	189.10 km
Center Latitude	19.92 °
Center Longitude	37.29 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((39.36175727844238 22.49725532531738, 39.34331703186035 22.12845420837402, 39.60263633728027 21.76412010192871, 39.60263633728027 21.19000053405762, 39.46911811828613 20.76275062561035, 39.14868354797363 20.49571800231934, 38.66802406311035 20.29544639587402, 38.28301429748535 20.16458702087402, 37.98797035217285 19.85110664367676, 38.4120922088623 19.56528663635254, 38.92170524597168 19.26737403869629, 39.45576667785645 19.20061683654785, 39.92605781555176 19.11440467834473, 40.45442008972168 19.10529518127441, 40.75398445129395 19.00286293029785, 41.03058433532715 18.87378120422363, 41.30718421936035 18.68938255310059, 41.51191139221191 18.38617134094238, 41.3516902923584 18.01232719421387, 40.90079689025879 17.73884010314941, 40.44531059265137 17.42000007629395, 39.73977851867676 17.10353660583496, 38.94840812683105 16.89079475402832, 37.24114799499512 17.32481575012207, 36.54964637756348 17.86879920959473, 36.28226661682129 19.04896354675293, 36.18084526062012 19.51918601989746, 36.02441596984863 20.20198631286621, 35.89089775085449 20.46901512145996, 35.58381080627441 20.96302604675293, 35.42359352111816 21.59054756164551, 35.58381080627441 21.91098594665527, 35.85084342956543 22.15131568908691, 36.22468757629395 22.49845695495605, 36.53177452087402 22.73878288269043, 36.86556434631348 22.89900398254395, 37.2260570526123 22.91235542297363, 37.49308586120605 22.67202568054199, 37.72150611877441 22.22992515563965, 38.08589363098145 22.15704917907715, 38.38443183898926 22.31285667419434, 38.59649467468262 22.66321754455566, 38.71635627746582 22.92137718200684, 38.96529579162598 22.92137718200684, 39.1887378692627 22.75213432312012, 39.36175727844238 22.49725532531738)))
Northernmost Latitude	22.93 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	41.51 °
Westernmost Longitude	35.22 °
Diameter	189.10 km
Center Latitude	20.03 °
Center Longitude	37.33 °
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Northernmost Latitude	18.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	18.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	41.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	37.00 °
Diameter	130.00 km
Center Latitude	18.10 °
Center Longitude	39.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((41.7 18.1, 37 18.1, 37 18.3, 41.7 18.3, 41.7 18.1)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-43 [pdf]
Reference	-
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	"Bay of Love."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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