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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Axius Valles
Clean Name Axius Valles
Feature ID 515
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -52.17 °
Southmost Latitude -57.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.80 °
Westmost Longitude 65.40 °
Diameter 349.00 km
Center Latitude -55.69 °
Center Longitude 70.10 °
Northmost Latitude -52.17 °
Southmost Latitude -57.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.20 °
Westmost Longitude 294.60 °
Diameter 349.00 km
Center Latitude -55.69 °
Center Longitude 289.90 °
Northmost Latitude -51.03 °
Southmost Latitude -57.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.77 °
Westmost Longitude 65.40 °
Diameter 435.95 km
Center Latitude -54.53 °
Center Longitude 70.72 °
Northmost Latitude -51.03 °
Southmost Latitude -57.98 °
Eastmost Longitude 285.23 °
Westmost Longitude 294.60 °
Diameter 435.95 km
Center Latitude -54.53 °
Center Longitude 289.28 °
Quad mc28 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Ancient European River (Vardar River of Greece).
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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