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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nanedi Valles
Clean Name Nanedi Valles
Feature ID 4136
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.80 °
Southmost Latitude 0.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 312.50 °
Westmost Longitude 309.10 °
Diameter 508.00 km
Center Latitude 4.84 °
Center Longitude 311.00 °
Northmost Latitude 8.80 °
Southmost Latitude 0.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.50 °
Westmost Longitude 50.90 °
Diameter 508.00 km
Center Latitude 4.84 °
Center Longitude 49.00 °
Northmost Latitude 8.59 °
Southmost Latitude 0.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 312.48 °
Westmost Longitude 309.22 °
Diameter 550.00 km
Center Latitude 5.05 °
Center Longitude 311.38 °
Northmost Latitude 8.59 °
Southmost Latitude 0.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.52 °
Westmost Longitude 50.78 °
Diameter 550.00 km
Center Latitude 5.05 °
Center Longitude 48.62 °
Quad mc10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Lesotho
Origin Word for "planet" in Sesotho, national language of Lesotho, Africa.
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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