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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tiu Valles
Clean Name Tiu Valles
Feature ID 6038
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.71 °
Southmost Latitude 2.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 332.00 °
Westmost Longitude 323.30 °
Diameter 1720.00 km
Center Latitude 15.72 °
Center Longitude 324.30 °
Northmost Latitude 28.71 °
Southmost Latitude 2.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.00 °
Westmost Longitude 36.70 °
Diameter 1720.00 km
Center Latitude 15.72 °
Center Longitude 35.70 °
Northmost Latitude 28.67 °
Southmost Latitude 2.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.33 °
Westmost Longitude 324.74 °
Diameter 1720.00 km
Center Latitude 16.23 °
Center Longitude 325.14 °
Northmost Latitude 28.67 °
Southmost Latitude 2.66 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.67 °
Westmost Longitude 35.26 °
Diameter 1720.00 km
Center Latitude 16.23 °
Center Longitude 34.86 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture Great Britain
Origin Word for "Mars" in old English (West Germanic).
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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