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Planetary Names: Albedo Feature: Reiner Gamma on Moon

Reiner Gamma

Feature Name	Reiner Gamma
Clean Name	Reiner Gamma
Feature ID	4987
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Albedo Feature
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	7.91 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	-57.65 °
Westernmost Longitude	-60.05 °
Diameter	73.44 km
Center Latitude	7.39 °
Center Longitude	-58.96 °
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Northernmost Latitude	7.91 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	-57.65 °
Westernmost Longitude	-60.05 °
Diameter	73.44 km
Center Latitude	7.39 °
Center Longitude	-58.96 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((302.345726013184 7.67915153503418, 302.320728302002 7.51249885559082, 302.120742797852 7.41250610351562, 301.937425613403 7.42917251586914, 301.762439727783 7.42917251586914, 301.604118347168 7.3375129699707, 301.437465667725 7.12086296081543, 301.220815658569 7.01253890991211, 301.129156112671 6.82921981811523, 300.820848464966 6.78755760192871, 300.495874404907 6.75422668457031, 300.395881652832 6.90421485900879, 300.262559890747 7.01253890991211, 300.029245376587 7.03753662109375, 299.954250335693 7.15419387817383, 300.07924079895 7.32084846496582, 300.187564849854 7.55416297912598, 300.354217529297 7.6624870300293, 300.554203033447 7.68748474121094, 300.629196166992 7.83747291564941, 300.745853424072 7.91246604919434, 301.154153823853 7.87080383300781, 301.379137039185 7.84580612182617, 301.57078742981 7.80414199829102, 301.837432861328 7.87913703918457, 302.045749664307 7.87913703918457, 302.204071044922 7.8541374206543, 302.279064178467 7.80414199829102, 302.345726013184 7.67915153503418))
Northernmost Latitude	7.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	7.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	-59.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	-59.00 °
Diameter	70.00 km
Center Latitude	7.50 °
Center Longitude	-59.00 °
WKT String	POINT (301 7.5)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	LAC-56 [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	Reinieri, Vincentio; Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn-1648).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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