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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Patapsco Vallis
Clean Name Patapsco Vallis
Feature ID 4608
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 23.75 °
Southmost Latitude 23.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.00 °
Westmost Longitude 151.10 °
Diameter 153.00 km
Center Latitude 23.75 °
Center Longitude 152.50 °
Northmost Latitude 23.75 °
Southmost Latitude 23.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 206.00 °
Westmost Longitude 208.90 °
Diameter 153.00 km
Center Latitude 23.75 °
Center Longitude 207.50 °
Northmost Latitude 23.87 °
Southmost Latitude 23.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.01 °
Westmost Longitude 151.17 °
Diameter 172.87 km
Center Latitude 23.70 °
Center Longitude 152.51 °
Northmost Latitude 23.87 °
Southmost Latitude 23.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 205.99 °
Westmost Longitude 208.83 °
Diameter 172.87 km
Center Latitude 23.70 °
Center Longitude 207.49 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Modern river in Maryland, USA.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 30, 2008 9:57 PM

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