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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Serenitatis on Moon

Mare Serenitatis

Feature Name	Mare Serenitatis
Clean Name	Mare Serenitatis
Feature ID	3686
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	37.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	29.92 °
Westernmost Longitude	6.59 °
Diameter	674.28 km
Center Latitude	27.29 °
Center Longitude	18.36 °
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Northernmost Latitude	37.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	29.92 °
Westernmost Longitude	6.72 °
Diameter	674.28 km
Center Latitude	27.29 °
Center Longitude	18.36 °
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Northernmost Latitude	27.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	26.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	31.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	7.20 °
Diameter	707.00 km
Center Latitude	28.00 °
Center Longitude	17.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((31.8 26.6, 7.2 26.6, 7.2 27.7, 31.8 27.7, 31.8 26.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-42 [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 Serenity."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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