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International Astronomical Union: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Moon Nomenclature: Sinus

See SINUS in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

 
 

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Sinus Aestuum     10.9N    8.8W      290.0  EU  LA  59      LAC        5  1935   66  SI  "Seething Bay".                  
Sinus Amoris      18.1N   39.1E      130.0  EU  LA  043C4   LTO        5  1976    0  SI  "Bay of Love".                   
Sinus              3.8S   27.4E      206.0  EU  LA  078B3   LTO        5  1976    0  SI  "Bay of Roughness".              
Asperitatis                                                                                                             
Sinus             10.8N   43.2E      142.0  EU  LA  061B3   LTO        5  1976    0  SI  "Bay of Harmony".                
Concordiae                                                                                                              
Sinus Fidei       18.0N    2.0E       70.0  EU  LA  041C4   LTO        5  1976    0  SI  "Bay of Trust".                  
Sinus Honoris     11.7N   18.1E      109.0  EU  LA  060A2   LTO        5  1976    0  SI  "Bay of Honor".                  
Sinus Iridum      44.1N   31.5W      236.0  EU  LA  24      LAC        5  1935   66  SI  "Bay of Rainbows".               
Sinus Lunicus     31.8N    1.4W      126.0  EU  LA  2       LOC        5  1970    0  SI  "Lunik Bay"-landing area         
                                                                                         of Luna (Lunik) 2.                 
Sinus Medii        2.4N    1.7E      335.0  EU  LA  59      LAC        5  1935   66  SI  "Bay of the center".             
Sinus Roris       54.0N   56.6W      202.0  EU  LA  3       LMP        5  1935   66  SI  "Bay of Dew".                    
Sinus Successus    0.9N   59.0E      132.0  EU  LA  062D3   LTO        5  1979    0  SI  "Bay of Success".                
 

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