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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Tranquillitatis on Moon

Mare Tranquillitatis

Feature Name	Mare Tranquillitatis
Clean Name	Mare Tranquillitatis
Feature ID	3691
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mare, maria
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	19.37 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.05 °
Easternmost Longitude	45.49 °
Westernmost Longitude	16.92 °
Diameter	875.75 km
Center Latitude	8.35 °
Center Longitude	30.83 °
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Northernmost Latitude	19.37 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.05 °
Easternmost Longitude	45.68 °
Westernmost Longitude	16.92 °
Diameter	875.75 km
Center Latitude	8.35 °
Center Longitude	30.83 °
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Northernmost Latitude	8.80 °
Southernmost Latitude	8.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	45.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	17.50 °
Diameter	873.00 km
Center Latitude	8.50 °
Center Longitude	31.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((45.2 8.199999999999999, 17.5 8.199999999999999, 17.5 8.800000000000001, 45.2 8.800000000000001, 45.2 8.199999999999999)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	LAC-61 [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 Tranquility."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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