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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Shalbatana Vallis
Clean Name Shalbatana Vallis
Feature ID 5460
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 15.43 °
Southmost Latitude 0.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.30 °
Westmost Longitude 314.80 °
Diameter 963.00 km
Center Latitude 7.71 °
Center Longitude 317.90 °
Northmost Latitude 15.43 °
Southmost Latitude 0.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.70 °
Westmost Longitude 45.20 °
Diameter 963.00 km
Center Latitude 7.71 °
Center Longitude 42.10 °
Northmost Latitude 15.72 °
Southmost Latitude 0.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.22 °
Westmost Longitude 314.87 °
Diameter 1029.00 km
Center Latitude 7.33 °
Center Longitude 317.91 °
Northmost Latitude 15.72 °
Southmost Latitude 0.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.78 °
Westmost Longitude 45.13 °
Diameter 1029.00 km
Center Latitude 7.33 °
Center Longitude 42.09 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Akkadian (Accadian)
Origin Word for "Mars" in Akkadian.
Reference [62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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