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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kasei Valles
Clean Name Kasei Valles
Feature ID 2942
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.32 °
Southmost Latitude 16.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 310.00 °
Westmost Longitude 285.60 °
Diameter 1780.00 km
Center Latitude 24.34 °
Center Longitude 295.00 °
Northmost Latitude 27.32 °
Southmost Latitude 16.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.00 °
Westmost Longitude 74.40 °
Diameter 1780.00 km
Center Latitude 24.34 °
Center Longitude 65.00 °
Northmost Latitude 27.11 °
Southmost Latitude 16.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.66 °
Westmost Longitude 285.55 °
Diameter 1580.00 km
Center Latitude 25.14 °
Center Longitude 297.12 °
Northmost Latitude 27.11 °
Southmost Latitude 16.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 50.34 °
Westmost Longitude 74.45 °
Diameter 1580.00 km
Center Latitude 25.14 °
Center Longitude 62.88 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Word for "Mars" in Japanese.
Reference [62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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