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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
5558	Sinus Aestuum	Sinus Aestuum	Moon	316.50	12.10	-8.34	15.71	7.60	-4.26	-11.96	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-59	Approved	1935	[66]	"Seething Bay."		Oct 18, 2010
5559	Sinus Amoris	Sinus Amoris	Moon	189.10	19.92	37.29	22.92	16.89	41.51	35.42	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-43	Approved	1976	-	"Bay of Love."		Oct 18, 2010
5561	Sinus Asperitatis	Sinus Asperitatis	Moon	219.14	-5.41	27.49	-2.28	-8.95	30.77	23.55	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-78	Approved	1976	-	"Bay of Roughness."		Oct 18, 2010
5562	Sinus Concordiae	Sinus Concordiae	Moon	159.03	10.98	42.47	12.49	9.90	45.58	40.47	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-61	Approved	1976	-	"Bay of Harmony."		Oct 18, 2010
5563	Sinus Fidei	Sinus Fidei	Moon	70.70	17.99	2.04	19.32	17.10	3.00	1.28	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-41	Approved	1976	-	"Bay of Trust."		Oct 18, 2010
5564	Sinus Honoris	Sinus Honoris	Moon	111.61	11.72	17.87	13.26	9.92	19.26	15.49	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-60	Approved	1976	-	"Bay of Honor."		Oct 18, 2010
5565	Sinus Iridum	Sinus Iridum	Moon	249.29	45.01	-31.67	48.01	40.53	-25.82	-36.38	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-24	Approved	1935	[66]	"Bay of Rainbows."		Oct 18, 2010
5566	Sinus Lunicus	Sinus Lunicus	Moon	119.18	32.36	-1.85	33.85	30.99	0.40	-4.18	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-25	Approved	1970	-	"Lunik Bay"-landing area of Luna (Lunik) 2.	None	Jul 24, 2013
5567	Sinus Medii	Sinus Medii	Moon	286.67	1.63	1.03	4.64	-2.05	5.55	-3.37	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-59	Approved	1935	[66]	"Bay of the center."		Oct 18, 2010
5569	Sinus Roris	Sinus Roris	Moon	195.04	50.26	-50.86	52.47	47.61	-46.54	-56.59	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-10	Approved	1935	[66]	"Bay of Dew."		Oct 18, 2010
5571	Sinus Successus	Sinus Successus	Moon	126.65	1.12	58.52	2.87	-0.86	60.19	56.52	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-62	Approved	1979	-	"Bay of Success."		Oct 18, 2010
16118	Sinus Viscositatis	Sinus Viscositatis	Moon	68.00	35.25	-40.99	36.24	34.26	-39.62	-42.36	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Sinus, sinūs	SI	LAC-23	Approved	Dec 30, 2022	[664]	"Bay of Stickiness."		Jan 26, 2024

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