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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sinus Iridum
Clean Name Sinus Iridum
Feature ID 5565
Target Moon
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 48.01 °
Southmost Latitude 40.53 °
Eastmost Longitude -25.82 °
Westmost Longitude -36.38 °
Diameter 249.29 km
Center Latitude 45.01 °
Center Longitude -31.67 °
Northmost Latitude 48.01 °
Southmost Latitude 40.53 °
Eastmost Longitude -25.82 °
Westmost Longitude -36.38 °
Diameter 249.29 km
Center Latitude 45.01 °
Center Longitude -31.67 °
Northmost Latitude 47.00 °
Southmost Latitude 41.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -27.20 °
Westmost Longitude -35.80 °
Diameter 236.00 km
Center Latitude 44.10 °
Center Longitude -31.50 °
Quad LAC-24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin "Bay of Rainbows."
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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