Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tana Vallis
Clean Name Tana Vallis
Feature ID 15091
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 5.18 °
Southmost Latitude 4.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 332.38 °
Westmost Longitude 331.78 °
Diameter 56.51 km
Center Latitude 4.78 °
Center Longitude 332.11 °
Northmost Latitude 5.18 °
Southmost Latitude 4.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 27.62 °
Westmost Longitude 28.22 °
Diameter 56.51 km
Center Latitude 4.78 °
Center Longitude 27.89 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 05, 2013
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Kenya
Origin River in Kenya.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Mar 05, 2013 8:57 AM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.