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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rahway Valles
Clean Name Rahway Valles
Feature ID 4927
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.99 °
Southmost Latitude 7.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.30 °
Westmost Longitude 169.80 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 9.29 °
Center Longitude 173.80 °
Northmost Latitude 8.99 °
Southmost Latitude 7.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 182.70 °
Westmost Longitude 190.20 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 9.29 °
Center Longitude 186.20 °
Northmost Latitude 10.38 °
Southmost Latitude 6.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.10 °
Westmost Longitude 170.19 °
Diameter 346.19 km
Center Latitude 8.46 °
Center Longitude 173.58 °
Northmost Latitude 10.38 °
Southmost Latitude 6.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 183.90 °
Westmost Longitude 189.81 °
Diameter 346.19 km
Center Latitude 8.46 °
Center Longitude 186.42 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent North America
Culture United States
Origin River in New Jersey, USA.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 30, 2008 9:57 PM

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