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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Marikh Vallis
Clean Name Marikh Vallis
Feature ID 14301
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -11.52 °
Southmost Latitude -27.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.80 °
Westmost Longitude 2.90 °
Diameter 1280.00 km
Center Latitude -19.24 °
Center Longitude 3.90 °
Northmost Latitude -11.52 °
Southmost Latitude -27.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 356.20 °
Westmost Longitude 357.10 °
Diameter 1280.00 km
Center Latitude -19.24 °
Center Longitude 356.10 °
Northmost Latitude -11.64 °
Southmost Latitude -27.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 5.51 °
Westmost Longitude 2.33 °
Diameter 1147.22 km
Center Latitude -19.16 °
Center Longitude 4.32 °
Northmost Latitude -11.64 °
Southmost Latitude -27.25 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.49 °
Westmost Longitude 357.67 °
Diameter 1147.22 km
Center Latitude -19.16 °
Center Longitude 355.68 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 20, 2007
Continent Asia
Culture Malaysia
Origin Malaysian word for Mars.
Reference [204] - Collins Malay gem dictionary, by Abdul Rahman bin Yusop, Haji: Collins, London, 1976.
Updated Aug 20, 2007 1:29 PM

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