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Planetary Names: Mare, maria: Mare Tranquillitatis on Moon
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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 °
WKT String
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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 °
WKT String
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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)))
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Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Latin
Quad
LAC-61
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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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