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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Scamander Vallis
Clean Name Scamander Vallis
Feature ID 5353
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.70 °
Southmost Latitude 14.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.20 °
Westmost Longitude 28.40 °
Diameter 204.00 km
Center Latitude 15.82 °
Center Longitude 28.50 °
Northmost Latitude 17.70 °
Southmost Latitude 14.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.80 °
Westmost Longitude 331.60 °
Diameter 204.00 km
Center Latitude 15.82 °
Center Longitude 331.50 °
Northmost Latitude 17.67 °
Southmost Latitude 13.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 29.29 °
Westmost Longitude 28.42 °
Diameter 269.00 km
Center Latitude 15.89 °
Center Longitude 28.53 °
Northmost Latitude 17.67 °
Southmost Latitude 13.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.71 °
Westmost Longitude 331.58 °
Diameter 269.00 km
Center Latitude 15.89 °
Center Longitude 331.47 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Asia
Culture Turkey
Origin Ancient name of river at Troy (modern Turkey).
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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