Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Kasei Valles
Clean Name	Kasei Valles
Feature ID	2942
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Vallis, valles

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	27.32 °
Southmost Latitude	16.71 °
Eastmost Longitude	310.00 °
Westmost Longitude	285.60 °
Diameter	1780.00 km
Center Latitude	24.34 °
Center Longitude	295.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	27.32 °
Southmost Latitude	16.71 °
Eastmost Longitude	50.00 °
Westmost Longitude	74.40 °
Diameter	1780.00 km
Center Latitude	24.34 °
Center Longitude	65.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	27.11 °
Southmost Latitude	16.28 °
Eastmost Longitude	309.66 °
Westmost Longitude	285.55 °
Diameter	1580.00 km
Center Latitude	25.14 °
Center Longitude	297.12 °
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Southmost Latitude	16.28 °
Eastmost Longitude	50.34 °
Westmost Longitude	74.45 °
Diameter	1580.00 km
Center Latitude	25.14 °
Center Longitude	62.88 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Continent	Asia
Ethnicity	Japan
Origin	Word for "Mars" in Japanese.
Reference	[62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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