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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Indus Vallis
Clean Name Indus Vallis
Feature ID 2688
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 20.38 °
Southmost Latitude 18.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.00 °
Westmost Longitude 36.80 °
Diameter 307.00 km
Center Latitude 19.09 °
Center Longitude 38.70 °
Northmost Latitude 20.38 °
Southmost Latitude 18.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 318.00 °
Westmost Longitude 323.20 °
Diameter 307.00 km
Center Latitude 19.09 °
Center Longitude 321.30 °
Northmost Latitude 20.41 °
Southmost Latitude 18.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 41.77 °
Westmost Longitude 36.58 °
Diameter 342.00 km
Center Latitude 18.95 °
Center Longitude 38.88 °
Northmost Latitude 20.41 °
Southmost Latitude 18.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 318.23 °
Westmost Longitude 323.42 °
Diameter 342.00 km
Center Latitude 18.95 °
Center Longitude 321.12 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Pakistan
Origin Ancient and modern name for river in Pakistan.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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