Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Valles Marineris
Clean Name	Valles Marineris
Feature ID	6288
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Vallis, valles

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-2.96 °
Southmost Latitude	-19.09 °
Eastmost Longitude	331.10 °
Westmost Longitude	267.30 °
Diameter	3769.00 km
Center Latitude	-13.74 °
Center Longitude	300.80 °
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Southmost Latitude	-19.09 °
Eastmost Longitude	28.90 °
Westmost Longitude	92.70 °
Diameter	3769.00 km
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Center Longitude	59.20 °
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Northmost Latitude	-2.78 °
Southmost Latitude	-18.33 °
Eastmost Longitude	331.15 °
Westmost Longitude	267.60 °
Diameter	3761.28 km
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Center Longitude	301.41 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
Origin	General name of the system of canyons honoring the scientific team of the Mariner 9 program.
Reference	[60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Status and Origin

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