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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Caral Vallis on Mercury

Caral Vallis

Feature Name	Caral Vallis
Clean Name	Caral Vallis
Feature ID	15112
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	63.26 °
Southernmost Latitude	61.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	229.43 °
Westernmost Longitude	231.67 °
Diameter	64.09 km
Center Latitude	62.63 °
Center Longitude	230.51 °
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Northernmost Latitude	63.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	61.84 °
Easternmost Longitude	229.45 °
Westernmost Longitude	231.87 °
Diameter	64.00 km
Center Latitude	62.66 °
Center Longitude	230.71 °
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Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Peru
Quad	H-04 [pdf]
Reference	[294] - Dating Caral, a Preceramic Site in the Supe Valley on the Central Coast of Peru, by R.S. Solis, J. Haas, and W. Creamer: Science, vol. 292, no. 5517, pages 723-726, 2001.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 30, 2013
Origin	Ancient city in the Supe Valley, Peru.
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 3:36 PM

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