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Measured / Computed

Sinus Lunicus

Sinus (119.2 km) — "Lunik Bay"-landing area of Luna (Lunik) 2.

Coordinates
32.3641, -1.85109999999997 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Sinus
Feature type
Sinus, sinūs
Feature type code
SI
Diameter km
119.17538
Etymology
"Lunik Bay"-landing area of Luna (Lunik) 2.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1970
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5566
Clean name
Sinus Lunicus
Ethnicity
Latin
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-25

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