Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Mare Fecunditatis
Clean Name	Mare Fecunditatis
Feature ID	3673
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude	6.11 °
Southmost Latitude	-21.70 °
Eastmost Longitude	63.34 °
Westmost Longitude	40.77 °
Diameter	840.3541 km
Center Latitude	-7.83 °
Center Longitude	53.67 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((54.3469295501709 3.627145767211914, 55.66514778137207 2.7706165313720703, 56.509809494018555 1.8413829803466797, 57.031118392944336 2.1297664642333984, 57.38605308532715 2.728719711303711, 57.74098777770996 2.884004592895508, 58.15138053894043 2.6732616424560547, 58.6699275970459 2.7992916107177734, 60.20334434509277 2.2185001373291016, 60.41408729553223 1.3200740814208984, 60.303171157836914 0.0334377288818359, 61.334699630737305 -0.0552978515625, 61.65635871887207 -0.5766067504882812, 61.53434944152832 -1.5859508514404297, 61.62308311462402 -2.9169559478759766, 62.52150917053223 -2.8836803436279297, 63.297929763793945 -3.027872085571289, 63.30901908874512 -3.6600990295410156, 63.33954429626465 -4.957075119018555, 62.59342384338379 -6.129552841186523, 61.90059471130371 -6.236141204833984, 61.101179122924805 -6.236141204833984, 60.24846839904785 -6.396024703979492, 59.14963340759277 -7.07634162902832, 58.450857162475586 -8.329704284667969, 58.27338981628418 -9.205947875976562, 58.51740837097168 -10.215291976928711, 59.73749351501465 -11.235729217529297, 60.12547492980957 -11.933982849121094, 59.870595932006836 -12.799657821655273, 59.27164268493652 -13.30987548828125, 58.617231369018555 -14.951446533203125, 58.50631523132324 -15.672407150268555, 57.43042182922363 -16.09389305114746, 57.20858573913574 -16.315725326538086, 58.351030349731445 -17.24742889404297, 59.21618461608887 -17.93511390686035, 58.617231369018555 -18.400964736938477, 57.46369743347168 -18.101490020751953, 57.43042182922363 -19.0221004486084, 56.56526756286621 -19.166292190551758, 55.078908920288086 -20.572341918945312, 53.95871925354004 -21.428998947143555, 52.33933067321777 -21.48445701599121, 51.98439598083496 -21.695199966430664, 51.0305118560791 -21.650833129882812, 50.74212837219238 -21.17388916015625, 50.49810981750488 -20.175636291503906, 50.32064247131348 -19.52122688293457, 49.00073051452637 -19.39921760559082, 49.00073051452637 -18.578432083129883, 49.85605430603027 -17.960914611816406, 50.54888343811035 -16.62855339050293, 51.15252113342285 -16.226991653442383, 51.97330665588379 -15.860965728759766, 53.48177528381348 -15.472757339477539, 53.63706016540527 -14.651971817016602, 52.94937324523926 -13.997560501098633, 51.939252853393555 -13.08702278137207, 50.91959571838379 -12.988216400146484, 49.4887638092041 -12.799657821655273, 48.745622634887695 -12.577823638916016, 48.01357078552246 -11.80140495300293, 46.926584243774414 -11.80140495300293, 46.40527534484863 -12.433631896972656, 45.83959770202637 -12.433631896972656, 45.05955696105957 -11.991939544677734, 44.54186820983887 -11.357736587524414, 43.56579780578613 -11.091535568237305, 42.97793769836426 -10.381668090820312, 43.47376823425293 -9.585905075073242, 43.63234901428223 -9.150489807128906, 43.521432876586914 -8.751188278198242, 42.97793769836426 -8.673545837402344, 42.94466209411621 -7.741844177246094, 42.445539474487305 -7.630926132202148, 42.01296043395996 -7.264900207519531, 41.21435737609863 -7.19835090637207, 40.77069282531738 -5.978263854980469, 41.03689384460449 -5.623329162597656, 40.903791427612305 -5.257303237915039, 41.09235191345215 -5.035469055175781, 42.00187110900879 -5.201845169067383, 42.54536247253418 -5.11311149597168, 42.623003005981445 -4.558526992797852, 42.41226387023926 -4.081583023071289, 41.147809982299805 -2.5731124877929688, 41.33636665344238 -1.6303176879882812, 42.16824531555176 -0.1994895935058594, 43.354135513305664 1.278371810913086, 44.819162368774414 2.850728988647461, 45.73977088928223 3.7047901153564453, 46.89330863952637 3.505136489868164, 48.01357078552246 4.370290756225586, 49.555315017700195 5.923128128051758, 50.71994209289551 6.111688613891602, 51.844343185424805 5.580427169799805, 53.204484939575195 4.348108291625977, 54.3469295501709 3.627145767211914)))
Northmost Latitude	6.02 °
Southmost Latitude	-21.47 °
Eastmost Longitude	63.61 °
Westmost Longitude	40.48 °
Diameter	840.3541 km
Center Latitude	-7.83 °
Center Longitude	53.67 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((55.6651458740234 2.77061653137207, 54.338249206543 3.71490478515625, 53.2974853515625 4.46111297607422, 51.8443431854248 5.58042526245117, 50.0692310333252 6.02157592773438, 48.7830066680908 5.75821304321289, 46.605094909668 4.15627098083496, 44.9529666900635 2.77061653137207, 43.354133605957 1.27837181091309, 42.1283626556396 -0.213871002197266, 41.0624732971191 -1.43964385986328, 40.4762344360352 -2.71870994567871, 40.4762344360352 -4.69060325622559, 40.8492965698242 -5.64990234375, 41.7020072937012 -7.03555870056152, 42.7146015167236 -8.95415687561035, 43.1409568786621 -10.4996948242188, 44.4182605743408 -11.3589611053467, 45.0595550537109 -11.9919395446777, 46.6583881378174 -12.4182949066162, 47.9922046661377 -12.8710155487061, 49.2698154449463 -12.8979454040527, 50.9219417572021 -13.0578289031982, 51.9392528533936 -13.0870227813721, 52.390905380249 -14.1277866363525, 52.3075981140137 -14.9231338500977, 51.3482990264893 -15.829137802124, 50.5488815307617 -16.6285552978516, 49.8560543060303 -17.9609146118164, 49.8560543060303 -19.2932758331299, 50.1719169616699 -20.1891441345215, 50.9377632141113 -21.3280944824219, 52.8818321228027 -21.4655532836914, 54.315336227417 -21.2888202667236, 55.0789070129395 -20.5723419189453, 56.5122566223145 -19.4128456115723, 57.6903343200684 -18.9202156066895, 58.4364566802979 -18.1207981109619, 58.4364566802979 -16.8950271606445, 58.4955997467041 -15.5836181640625, 58.9694004058838 -14.4967784881592, 59.3792667388916 -13.4460372924805, 59.9487419128418 -12.8569240570068, 60.1254749298096 -11.9339828491211, 59.9487419128418 -11.0895900726318, 59.0847110748291 -10.4612045288086, 58.5937843322754 -9.53826141357422, 58.5152359008789 -8.39931297302246, 59.2358722686768 -7.08885192871094, 60.2484664916992 -6.39602470397949, 61.1011772155762 -6.23614120483398, 61.9005947113037 -6.23614120483398, 62.5934219360352 -6.12955284118652, 63.3395442962646 -4.95707511901855, 63.6060161590576 -3.73130416870117, 63.6060161590576 -2.71870994567871, 63.3655891418457 -1.80205345153809, 63.3459529876709 -0.663105010986328, 62.2736549377441 0.852016448974609, 61.3143558502197 1.70472717285156, 60.3017616271973 2.29096603393555, 58.9694004058838 2.61073303222656, 57.6903343200684 2.55743789672852, 56.784330368042 1.86461067199707, 55.6651458740234 2.77061653137207))
Northmost Latitude	7.10 °
Southmost Latitude	-22.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	52.80 °
Westmost Longitude	49.70 °
Diameter	909.00 km
Center Latitude	-7.80 °
Center Longitude	51.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((52.8 -22.6, 49.7 -22.6, 49.7 7.1, 52.8 7.1, 52.8 -22.6)))
Quad	LAC-80 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
Origin	"Sea of Fecundity."
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

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

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.

Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

PDF Maps of The Moon