Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nia Vallis
Clean Name Nia Vallis
Feature ID 4244
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -52.92 °
Southmost Latitude -54.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 326.90 °
Westmost Longitude 323.64 °
Diameter 140.00 km
Center Latitude -53.53 °
Center Longitude 325.19 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Gambia
Origin Lowell canal name; also classical river name.
Reference [71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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