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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mosa Vallis
Clean Name Mosa Vallis
Feature ID 4046
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -13.64 °
Southmost Latitude -16.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.80 °
Westmost Longitude 21.20 °
Diameter 171.00 km
Center Latitude -14.73 °
Center Longitude 22.20 °
Northmost Latitude -13.64 °
Southmost Latitude -16.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 337.20 °
Westmost Longitude 338.80 °
Diameter 171.00 km
Center Latitude -14.73 °
Center Longitude 337.80 °
Northmost Latitude -13.98 °
Southmost Latitude -16.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.69 °
Westmost Longitude 21.17 °
Diameter 191.60 km
Center Latitude -15.09 °
Center Longitude 22.20 °
Northmost Latitude -13.98 °
Southmost Latitude -16.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 337.31 °
Westmost Longitude 338.83 °
Diameter 191.60 km
Center Latitude -15.09 °
Center Longitude 337.80 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Modern river in Western Europe.
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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