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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Naktong Vallis
Clean Name Naktong Vallis
Feature ID 4119
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.40 °
Southmost Latitude 1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.50 °
Westmost Longitude 30.30 °
Diameter 494.00 km
Center Latitude 5.24 °
Center Longitude 32.90 °
Northmost Latitude 8.40 °
Southmost Latitude 1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.50 °
Westmost Longitude 329.70 °
Diameter 494.00 km
Center Latitude 5.24 °
Center Longitude 327.10 °
Northmost Latitude 8.45 °
Southmost Latitude 1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.48 °
Westmost Longitude 30.35 °
Diameter 669.63 km
Center Latitude 4.89 °
Center Longitude 33.39 °
Northmost Latitude 8.45 °
Southmost Latitude 1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 324.52 °
Westmost Longitude 329.65 °
Diameter 669.63 km
Center Latitude 4.89 °
Center Longitude 326.61 °
Quad mc12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Asia
Culture Republic of Korea
Origin Modern name for river in the Republic of Korea.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Feb 10, 2012 7:58 AM

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