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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Vallis Alpes on Moon

Vallis Alpes

Feature Name	Vallis Alpes
Clean Name	Vallis Alpes
Feature ID	6290
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	50.52 °
Southernmost Latitude	47.79 °
Easternmost Longitude	6.95 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.36 °
Diameter	155.42 km
Center Latitude	49.21 °
Center Longitude	3.63 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((6.950338363647461 50.52116203308105, 6.574361801147461 50.27992820739746, 5.841413497924805 50.02421379089355, 5.054708480834961 49.74835395812988, 4.23735237121582 49.44184684753418, 3.307607650756836 49.08425331115723, 2.091791152954102 48.63470649719238, 1.468557357788086 48.38950157165527, 0.8586406707763672 48.06752967834473, 0.3631343841552734 47.79369926452637))
Northernmost Latitude	50.49 °
Southernmost Latitude	47.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	6.98 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.35 °
Diameter	155.42 km
Center Latitude	49.21 °
Center Longitude	3.63 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((6.97549247741699 50.4941921234131, 6.42377662658691 50.218334197998, 5.84141159057617 50.0242118835449, 5.05470657348633 49.7483539581299, 4.23735046386719 49.4418449401855, 3.30760765075684 49.0842533111572, 2.0917911529541 48.6347064971924, 1.46855735778809 48.3894996643066, 0.794239044189453 48.062557220459, 0.354909896850586 47.7764835357666))
Northernmost Latitude	50.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	46.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.00 °
Diameter	166.00 km
Center Latitude	48.50 °
Center Longitude	3.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((7.400000000000091 46.50000000000011, 2.842170943040401e-13 46.50000000000011, 2.842170943040401e-13 50.10000000000002, 7.400000000000091 50.10000000000002, 7.400000000000091 46.50000000000011)), ((360.0000000000002 46.50000000000011, 359.0000000000001 46.50000000000011, 359.0000000000001 50.10000000000002, 360.0000000000002 50.10000000000002, 360.0000000000002 46.50000000000011)))
kml download	Vallis Alpes.kml
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Switzerland
Quad	LAC-12 [pdf]
Reference	[67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1961
Origin	"Alpine Valley."
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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