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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Durius Valles
Clean Name Durius Valles
Feature ID 1673
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -15.62 °
Southmost Latitude -19.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.00 °
Westmost Longitude 170.60 °
Diameter 223.00 km
Center Latitude -17.41 °
Center Longitude 172.10 °
Northmost Latitude -15.62 °
Southmost Latitude -19.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 187.00 °
Westmost Longitude 189.40 °
Diameter 223.00 km
Center Latitude -17.41 °
Center Longitude 187.90 °
Northmost Latitude -15.62 °
Southmost Latitude -19.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 173.23 °
Westmost Longitude 171.11 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude -17.30 °
Center Longitude 171.98 °
Northmost Latitude -15.62 °
Southmost Latitude -19.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 186.77 °
Westmost Longitude 188.89 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude -17.30 °
Center Longitude 188.02 °
Quad mc23 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Culture Spain
Origin Classical name for modern Douro River, Portugal.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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