Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Oceanus, oceani: Oceanus Procellarum on Moon

Oceanus Procellarum

Feature Name Oceanus Procellarum
Clean Name Oceanus Procellarum
Feature ID 4395
Target Moon
Feature Type Oceanus, oceani
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 57.43 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.27 °
Easternmost Longitude -26.85 °
Westernmost Longitude -81.08 °
Diameter 2592.24 km
Center Latitude 20.67 °
Center Longitude -56.68 °
Northernmost Latitude 57.03 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.27 °
Easternmost Longitude -26.85 °
Westernmost Longitude -81.08 °
Diameter 2592.24 km
Center Latitude 20.67 °
Center Longitude -56.68 °
Northernmost Latitude 53.40 °
Southernmost Latitude -16.80 °
Easternmost Longitude -29.00 °
Westernmost Longitude -73.40 °
Diameter 2568.00 km
Center Latitude 18.40 °
Center Longitude -57.40 °
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Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Latin
Quad LAC-38 [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 "Ocean of Storms."
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
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