Sinus Iridum

Sinus (249.3 km) — "Bay of Rainbows."

Coordinates

45.0101, -31.6653 (positive-east)

Descriptor

Sinus

Feature type

Sinus, sinūs

Feature type code

SI

Diameter km

249.28998

Etymology

"Bay of Rainbows."

Iau approval status

Adopted by IAU

Iau approval year

1935

Iau reference

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5565

Clean name

Sinus Iridum

Ethnicity

Latin

Continent

Europe

Quad

LAC-24

Primary source