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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Humorum on Moon

Mare Humorum

Feature Name	Mare Humorum
Clean Name	Mare Humorum
Feature ID	3677
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-18.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-31.06 °
Easternmost Longitude	-30.61 °
Westernmost Longitude	-45.83 °
Diameter	419.67 km
Center Latitude	-24.48 °
Center Longitude	-38.57 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-18.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-30.14 °
Easternmost Longitude	-30.61 °
Westernmost Longitude	-46.02 °
Diameter	419.67 km
Center Latitude	-24.48 °
Center Longitude	-38.57 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-24.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-24.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	-31.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	-46.00 °
Diameter	389.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.40 °
Center Longitude	-38.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((328.8 -24.8, 314 -24.8, 314 -24, 328.8 -24, 328.8 -24.8)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-93 [pdf]
Reference	[66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1935
Origin	"Sea of Moisture."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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