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Planetary Names: Sinus, sinūs: Sinus Successus on Moon

Sinus Successus

Feature Name	Sinus Successus
Clean Name	Sinus Successus
Feature ID	5571
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Sinus, sinūs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	2.87 °
Southernmost Latitude	-0.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	60.19 °
Westernmost Longitude	56.52 °
Diameter	126.65 km
Center Latitude	1.12 °
Center Longitude	58.52 °
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Northernmost Latitude	2.87 °
Southernmost Latitude	-0.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	60.19 °
Westernmost Longitude	56.52 °
Diameter	126.65 km
Center Latitude	1.12 °
Center Longitude	58.52 °
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Northernmost Latitude	0.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	0.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	60.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	57.50 °
Diameter	132.00 km
Center Latitude	0.90 °
Center Longitude	59.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((57.5 0.8999999761581421, 57.5 0.9000000357627869, 60.5 0.9000000357627869, 60.5 0.8999999761581421, 57.5 0.8999999761581421)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-62 [pdf]
Reference	-
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	"Bay of Success."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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