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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Montes Alpes on Moon

Montes Alpes

Feature Name	Montes Alpes
Clean Name	Montes Alpes
Feature ID	4003
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	52.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	42.04 °
Easternmost Longitude	3.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	-5.60 °
Diameter	334.48 km
Center Latitude	48.36 °
Center Longitude	-0.58 °
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Northernmost Latitude	52.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	42.04 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter	334.48 km
Center Latitude	48.17 °
Center Longitude	-0.55 °
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Northernmost Latitude	49.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	43.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	-3.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	1.80 °
Diameter	281.00 km
Center Latitude	46.40 °
Center Longitude	-0.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((356.3 43.1, 1.8 43.1, 1.8 49, 356.3 49, 356.3 43.1)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Switzerland
Quad	LAC-12 [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	Named from terrestrial Alps.
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Alpes A Alpes B

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