Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Sinus, sinūs: Sinus Asperitatis on Moon

Sinus Asperitatis

Feature Name	Sinus Asperitatis
Clean Name	Sinus Asperitatis
Feature ID	5561
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Sinus, sinūs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-2.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.95 °
Easternmost Longitude	30.77 °
Westernmost Longitude	23.55 °
Diameter	219.14 km
Center Latitude	-5.41 °
Center Longitude	27.49 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((30.77127265930176 -4.140464782714844, 30.70451545715332 -4.994964599609375, 30.55764961242676 -5.569082260131836, 30.57100105285645 -6.503692626953125, 30.59770393371582 -7.184623718261719, 30.39277458190918 -7.993507385253906, 29.93012428283691 -8.693351745605469, 29.20913887023926 -8.947031021118164, 28.46145057678223 -8.947031021118164, 27.75381660461426 -8.880273818969727, 26.97942543029785 -8.599889755249023, 26.21838569641113 -8.252748489379883, 25.43064308166504 -7.75874137878418, 24.81647300720215 -7.104513168334961, 24.24235343933105 -6.47698974609375, 23.82845497131348 -5.969629287719727, 23.54807090759277 -5.435567855834961, 23.57477378845215 -4.848098754882812, 23.88186073303223 -4.354089736938477, 24.32246208190918 -4.140464782714844, 24.72300910949707 -4.140464782714844, 25.11020469665527 -4.273981094360352, 25.44399452209473 -4.247276306152344, 25.60421562194824 -3.873434066772461, 25.57751274108887 -3.45953369140625, 25.3469181060791 -3.156377792358398, 25.41055488586426 -2.870012283325195, 25.57751274108887 -2.498220443725586, 26.13827705383301 -2.297946929931641, 26.96607398986816 -2.284595489501953, 27.68705940246582 -2.284595489501953, 29.07562446594238 -2.364706039428711, 29.78325843811035 -2.538276672363281, 30.13039588928223 -2.818658828735352, 30.29061698913574 -3.018932342529297, 30.58435249328613 -3.472885131835938, 30.77127265930176 -4.140464782714844)))
Northernmost Latitude	-2.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.95 °
Easternmost Longitude	30.77 °
Westernmost Longitude	23.55 °
Diameter	219.14 km
Center Latitude	-5.41 °
Center Longitude	27.49 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((27.6870594024658 -2.28459739685059, 26.9660739898682 -2.28459739685059, 26.138277053833 -2.29794883728027, 25.5775108337402 -2.49822235107422, 25.4105548858643 -2.8700122833252, 25.3469181060791 -3.1563777923584, 25.5775108337402 -3.45953559875488, 25.6042137145996 -3.87343406677246, 25.4439945220947 -4.24727821350098, 25.1102046966553 -4.27398109436035, 24.7230091094971 -4.14046478271484, 24.3224620819092 -4.14046478271484, 23.8818607330322 -4.35408973693848, 23.5747737884521 -4.84809875488281, 23.5480709075928 -5.43556785583496, 23.8284549713135 -5.96963119506836, 24.2423534393311 -6.47698974609375, 24.8164710998535 -7.10451507568359, 25.430643081665 -7.75874137878418, 26.2183856964111 -8.252750396728519, 26.9794254302979 -8.59988975524902, 27.7538166046143 -8.88027381896973, 28.4614505767822 -8.947031021118161, 29.2091388702393 -8.947031021118161, 29.9301223754883 -8.693351745605471, 30.5042400360107 -8.025772094726561, 30.5977020263672 -7.18462371826172, 30.5709991455078 -6.50369262695312, 30.5576477050781 -5.56908416748047, 30.7045135498047 -4.99496650695801, 30.7712726593018 -4.14046478271484, 30.5843505859375 -3.47288703918457, 30.2906150817871 -3.0189323425293, 30.1303958892822 -2.81865882873535, 29.7832565307617 -2.53827667236328, 29.0756225585938 -2.36470603942871, 27.6870594024658 -2.28459739685059))
Northernmost Latitude	-1.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	-6.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	29.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	25.20 °
Diameter	206.00 km
Center Latitude	-3.80 °
Center Longitude	27.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((29.7 -6.4, 25.2 -6.4, 25.2 -1.2, 29.7 -1.2, 29.7 -6.4)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-78 [pdf]
Reference	-
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	"Bay of Roughness."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.

Sinus Asperitatis

PDF Maps of The Moon