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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
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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 °
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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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