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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Dao Vallis
Clean Name Dao Vallis
Feature ID 1409
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -32.59 °
Southmost Latitude -39.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 93.80 °
Westmost Longitude 80.90 °
Diameter 816.00 km
Center Latitude -38.37 °
Center Longitude 87.90 °
Northmost Latitude -32.59 °
Southmost Latitude -39.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 266.20 °
Westmost Longitude 279.10 °
Diameter 816.00 km
Center Latitude -38.37 °
Center Longitude 272.10 °
Northmost Latitude -32.67 °
Southmost Latitude -39.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 93.88 °
Westmost Longitude 82.04 °
Diameter 794.00 km
Center Latitude -37.61 °
Center Longitude 88.89 °
Northmost Latitude -32.67 °
Southmost Latitude -39.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 266.12 °
Westmost Longitude 277.96 °
Diameter 794.00 km
Center Latitude -37.61 °
Center Longitude 271.11 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Thailand
Origin Word for "star" in Thai.
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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