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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Loire Valles
Clean Name Loire Valles
Feature ID 3455
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.04 °
Southmost Latitude -22.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 346.70 °
Westmost Longitude 338.70 °
Diameter 720.00 km
Center Latitude -18.10 °
Center Longitude 343.30 °
Northmost Latitude -14.04 °
Southmost Latitude -22.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 13.30 °
Westmost Longitude 21.30 °
Diameter 720.00 km
Center Latitude -18.10 °
Center Longitude 16.70 °
Northmost Latitude -14.09 °
Southmost Latitude -22.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 346.33 °
Westmost Longitude 338.79 °
Diameter 790.00 km
Center Latitude -17.69 °
Center Longitude 342.97 °
Northmost Latitude -14.09 °
Southmost Latitude -22.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 13.67 °
Westmost Longitude 21.21 °
Diameter 790.00 km
Center Latitude -17.69 °
Center Longitude 17.03 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Modern river in France.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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