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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Marte Vallis
Clean Name Marte Vallis
Feature ID 3723
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.36 °
Southmost Latitude 6.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 189.70 °
Westmost Longitude 177.20 °
Diameter 1185.00 km
Center Latitude 14.83 °
Center Longitude 183.50 °
Northmost Latitude 22.36 °
Southmost Latitude 6.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.30 °
Westmost Longitude 182.80 °
Diameter 1185.00 km
Center Latitude 14.83 °
Center Longitude 176.50 °
Northmost Latitude 22.12 °
Southmost Latitude 6.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 189.45 °
Westmost Longitude 177.29 °
Diameter 231.43 km
Center Latitude 14.08 °
Center Longitude 182.90 °
Northmost Latitude 22.12 °
Southmost Latitude 6.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.55 °
Westmost Longitude 182.71 °
Diameter 231.43 km
Center Latitude 14.08 °
Center Longitude 177.10 °
Quad mc08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Spain
Origin Spanish word for "Mars".
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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