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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Abus Vallis
Clean Name Abus Vallis
Feature ID 25
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.02 °
Southmost Latitude -5.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.84 °
Westmost Longitude 212.72 °
Diameter 60.99 km
Center Latitude -5.49 °
Center Longitude 212.80 °
Northmost Latitude -5.02 °
Southmost Latitude -5.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 147.16 °
Westmost Longitude 147.28 °
Diameter 60.99 km
Center Latitude -5.49 °
Center Longitude 147.20 °
Northmost Latitude -5.04 °
Southmost Latitude -6.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.70 °
Westmost Longitude 212.60 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude -5.53 °
Center Longitude 212.70 °
Northmost Latitude -5.04 °
Southmost Latitude -6.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 147.30 °
Westmost Longitude 147.40 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude -5.53 °
Center Longitude 147.30 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Classical name for Humber River in England.
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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