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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Grjótá Valles
Clean Name Grjota Valles
Feature ID 2257
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 15.43 °
Southmost Latitude 13.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 168.00 °
Westmost Longitude 162.20 °
Diameter 370.00 km
Center Latitude 15.43 °
Center Longitude 165.40 °
Northmost Latitude 15.43 °
Southmost Latitude 13.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 192.00 °
Westmost Longitude 197.80 °
Diameter 370.00 km
Center Latitude 15.43 °
Center Longitude 194.60 °
Northmost Latitude 16.17 °
Southmost Latitude 12.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 168.54 °
Westmost Longitude 163.55 °
Diameter 343.77 km
Center Latitude 15.38 °
Center Longitude 166.38 °
Northmost Latitude 16.17 °
Southmost Latitude 12.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 191.46 °
Westmost Longitude 196.45 °
Diameter 343.77 km
Center Latitude 15.38 °
Center Longitude 193.62 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Iceland
Origin River in Iceland.
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 Jan 08, 2013 11:57 AM
Additional Information Spelling changed from Grjotá Valles January 8, 2013.

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