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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arda Valles
Clean Name Arda Valles
Feature ID 352
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -19.59 °
Southmost Latitude -21.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.10 °
Westmost Longitude 325.90 °
Diameter 186.00 km
Center Latitude -20.58 °
Center Longitude 327.70 °
Northmost Latitude -19.59 °
Southmost Latitude -21.17 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.90 °
Westmost Longitude 34.10 °
Diameter 186.00 km
Center Latitude -20.58 °
Center Longitude 32.30 °
Northmost Latitude -19.47 °
Southmost Latitude -21.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.14 °
Westmost Longitude 326.08 °
Diameter 173.67 km
Center Latitude -20.40 °
Center Longitude 327.69 °
Northmost Latitude -19.47 °
Southmost Latitude -21.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.86 °
Westmost Longitude 33.92 °
Diameter 173.67 km
Center Latitude -20.40 °
Center Longitude 32.31 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Bulgaria
Origin Ancient European river (Bulgaria).
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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