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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	Last Updated
15415	Guang Han Gong	Guang Han Gong	Moon	0.08	44.12	-19.51	44.12	44.11	-19.51	-19.52	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Statio	ST	LAC-24	Approved	Oct 05, 2015	[375]	Moon palace where Chang-E and Yutu lived in Chinese mythology; Chang’e-3 landing site.	Apr 08, 2024
16272	Statio Shiv Shakti	Statio Shiv Shakti	Moon	0.00	-69.37	32.32	-	-	-	-	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	India	Statio	ST	LAC-138	Approved	Mar 19, 2024	[784]	Compound word from Indian philosophy that depicts the masculine (“Shiva”) and feminine (“Shakti”) duality of nature; Landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander.	Aug 06, 2024
15994	Statio Tianchuan	Statio Tianchuan	Moon	0.04	43.06	-51.92	43.06	43.06	-51.92	-51.92	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Statio	ST	-	Approved	May 19, 2021	[621]	Chinese constellation name, which means ship sailing in the Milky Way; Chang’e-5 landing site.	Aug 06, 2024
15781	Statio Tianhe	Statio Tianhe	Moon	0.01	-45.45	177.60	-45.45	-45.45	177.60	177.60	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Statio	ST	LAC-119	Approved	Feb 04, 2019	[498]	Ancient Chinese name for the Milky Way, a sky river that separates Niulang and Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl"; Chang’e-4 landing site.	Aug 06, 2024
16328	Statio Tianjiang	Statio Tianjiang	Moon	0.00	-41.63	-153.98	-41.63	-41.63	-153.98	-153.98	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Statio	ST	LAC-121	Approved	Aug 06, 2024	[500]	Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map; means “the celestial river”, synonymous with tian he, the Milky Way; landing site of Chang’e 6.	Aug 06, 2024
5684	Statio Tranquillitatis	Statio Tranquillitatis	Moon	0.01	0.67	23.47	0.67	0.67	23.47	23.47	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Statio	ST	LAC-60	Approved	1970	[60]	"Tranquility Base," Apollo 11 landing site.	Apr 08, 2024

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