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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Stura Vallis
Clean Name Stura Vallis
Feature ID 5731
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 22.96 °
Southmost Latitude 22.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.00 °
Westmost Longitude 141.80 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude 22.66 °
Center Longitude 142.40 °
Northmost Latitude 22.96 °
Southmost Latitude 22.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 217.00 °
Westmost Longitude 218.20 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude 22.66 °
Center Longitude 217.60 °
Northmost Latitude 23.02 °
Southmost Latitude 22.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.06 °
Westmost Longitude 141.85 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude 22.71 °
Center Longitude 142.47 °
Northmost Latitude 23.02 °
Southmost Latitude 22.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 216.94 °
Westmost Longitude 218.15 °
Diameter 75.00 km
Center Latitude 22.71 °
Center Longitude 217.53 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Classical river east of Rome, 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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