Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Simud Valles on Mars

Simud Valles

Feature Name Simud Valles
Clean Name Simud Valles
Feature ID 5544
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 26.23 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.28 °
Easternmost Longitude 326.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 316.50 °
Diameter 945.00 km
Center Latitude 19.59 °
Center Longitude 322.20 °
Northernmost Latitude 26.23 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.28 °
Easternmost Longitude 34.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.50 °
Diameter 945.00 km
Center Latitude 19.59 °
Center Longitude 37.80 °
Northernmost Latitude 27.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.97 °
Easternmost Longitude 326.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 316.58 °
Diameter 987.99 km
Center Latitude 19.09 °
Center Longitude 321.99 °
Northernmost Latitude 27.20 °
Southernmost Latitude 10.97 °
Easternmost Longitude 33.93 °
Westernmost Longitude 43.42 °
Diameter 987.99 km
Center Latitude 19.09 °
Center Longitude 38.01 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Sumerian
Quad mc11 [pdf]
Reference [62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Origin Word for "Mars" in Sumerian.
Last Updated Mar 31, 2008 7:11 AM
Additional Information Descriptor term changed to the plural (valles), and coordinates redefined 3/31/2008.

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