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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Himera Valles
Clean Name Himera Valles
Feature ID 2507
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -20.18 °
Southmost Latitude -22.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.00 °
Westmost Longitude 336.50 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -21.37 °
Center Longitude 337.20 °
Northmost Latitude -20.18 °
Southmost Latitude -22.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.00 °
Westmost Longitude 23.50 °
Diameter 160.00 km
Center Latitude -21.37 °
Center Longitude 22.80 °
Northmost Latitude -20.27 °
Southmost Latitude -22.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.00 °
Westmost Longitude 336.45 °
Diameter 175.00 km
Center Latitude -21.54 °
Center Longitude 337.34 °
Northmost Latitude -20.27 °
Southmost Latitude -22.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.00 °
Westmost Longitude 23.55 °
Diameter 175.00 km
Center Latitude -21.54 °
Center Longitude 22.66 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Ancient name for Italian river.
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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