Sinus Asperitatis

Sinus (219.1 km) — "Bay of Roughness."

Coordinates

-5.4119, 27.4885 (positive-east)

Descriptor

Sinus

Feature type

Sinus, sinūs

Feature type code

SI

Diameter km

219.13863

Etymology

"Bay of Roughness."

Iau approval status

Adopted by IAU

Iau approval year

1976

Iau reference

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5561

Clean name

Sinus Asperitatis

Ethnicity

Latin

Continent

Europe

Quad

LAC-78

Primary source