Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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 °
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 °
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 °
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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