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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rubicon Valles
Clean Name Rubicon Valles
Feature ID 5212
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 46.16 °
Southmost Latitude 42.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.00 °
Westmost Longitude 241.00 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude 44.66 °
Center Longitude 243.00 °
Northmost Latitude 46.16 °
Southmost Latitude 42.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 115.00 °
Westmost Longitude 119.00 °
Diameter 240.00 km
Center Latitude 44.66 °
Center Longitude 117.00 °
Northmost Latitude 46.98 °
Southmost Latitude 41.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 245.07 °
Westmost Longitude 239.85 °
Diameter 308.21 km
Center Latitude 44.41 °
Center Longitude 242.48 °
Northmost Latitude 46.98 °
Southmost Latitude 41.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 114.93 °
Westmost Longitude 120.15 °
Diameter 308.21 km
Center Latitude 44.41 °
Center Longitude 117.52 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Italy
Origin Ancient river in Italy.
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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