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Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Her Desher Vallis on Mars

Her Desher Vallis

Feature Name	Her Desher Vallis
Clean Name	Her Desher Vallis
Feature ID	2463
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-24.54 °
Southernmost Latitude	-25.73 °
Easternmost Longitude	312.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	311.20 °
Diameter	107.00 km
Center Latitude	-25.14 °
Center Longitude	312.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-24.54 °
Southernmost Latitude	-25.73 °
Easternmost Longitude	47.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	48.80 °
Diameter	107.00 km
Center Latitude	-25.14 °
Center Longitude	48.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-24.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	-25.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	312.78 °
Westernmost Longitude	311.26 °
Diameter	117.29 km
Center Latitude	-25.08 °
Center Longitude	312.07 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-24.59 °
Southernmost Latitude	-25.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	47.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	48.74 °
Diameter	117.29 km
Center Latitude	-25.08 °
Center Longitude	47.93 °
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Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	mc18 [pdf]
Reference	[62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Egyptian name for Mars.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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