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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mangala Valles
Clean Name Mangala Valles
Feature ID 3628
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -4.35 °
Southmost Latitude -18.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 211.00 °
Westmost Longitude 208.10 °
Diameter 828.00 km
Center Latitude -11.47 °
Center Longitude 209.00 °
Northmost Latitude -4.35 °
Southmost Latitude -18.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 149.00 °
Westmost Longitude 151.90 °
Diameter 828.00 km
Center Latitude -11.47 °
Center Longitude 151.00 °
Northmost Latitude -4.30 °
Southmost Latitude -18.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 210.80 °
Westmost Longitude 208.15 °
Diameter 900.00 km
Center Latitude -11.32 °
Center Longitude 208.61 °
Northmost Latitude -4.30 °
Southmost Latitude -18.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 149.20 °
Westmost Longitude 151.85 °
Diameter 900.00 km
Center Latitude -11.32 °
Center Longitude 151.39 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Asia
Culture Sanskrit
Origin Word for "Mars" in Sanskrit.
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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