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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Farah Vallis
Clean Name Farah Vallis
Feature ID 15109
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.49 °
Southmost Latitude -6.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.99 °
Westmost Longitude 136.51 °
Diameter 76.37 km
Center Latitude -6.03 °
Center Longitude 136.80 °
Northmost Latitude -5.49 °
Southmost Latitude -6.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 223.01 °
Westmost Longitude 223.49 °
Diameter 76.37 km
Center Latitude -6.03 °
Center Longitude 223.20 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 03, 2013
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Afghanistan
Origin River in Afghanistan.
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 Apr 03, 2013 11:47 AM

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