Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Vallis, valles: Valles Marineris on Mars

Valles Marineris

Feature Name	Valles Marineris
Clean Name	Valles Marineris
Feature ID	6288
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Vallis, valles
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-2.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	-19.09 °
Easternmost Longitude	331.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	267.30 °
Diameter	3769.00 km
Center Latitude	-13.74 °
Center Longitude	300.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((331.1 -19.0899515533, 267.3 -19.0899515533, 267.3 -2.96485108637, 331.1 -2.96485108637, 331.1 -19.0899515533)))
Northernmost Latitude	-2.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	-19.09 °
Easternmost Longitude	28.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	92.70 °
Diameter	3769.00 km
Center Latitude	-13.74 °
Center Longitude	59.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((331.1 -19.0899515533, 267.3 -19.0899515533, 267.3 -2.96485108637, 331.1 -2.96485108637, 331.1 -19.0899515533)))
Northernmost Latitude	-2.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-18.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	331.15 °
Westernmost Longitude	267.60 °
Diameter	3761.28 km
Center Latitude	-14.01 °
Center Longitude	301.41 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((290.0255870819092 -4.136499404907227, 290.3851833343506 -5.013011932373047, 289.9694004058838 -5.271472930908203, 290.7672519683838 -5.395082473754883, 292.1943950653076 -5.923238754272461, 292.5202808380127 -5.923238754272461, 293.2939319610596 -6.176265716552734, 295.0358333587646 -6.888860702514648, 295.8015880584717 -7.103160858154297, 296.0651378631592 -7.363924026489258, 296.0651378631592 -8.234874725341797, 296.0038623809814 -8.878664016723633, 295.1161098480225 -9.215785980224609, 294.0036106109619 -8.878664016723633, 293.6103038787842 -8.474119186401367, 292.8461627960205 -8.788764953613281, 292.1382083892822 -8.328033447265625, 291.4728527069092 -8.155696868896484, 290.9807605743408 -7.743690490722656, 290.0817737579346 -7.698741912841797, 289.1940212249756 -7.642555236816406, 288.9391803741455 -7.8389892578125, 289.34010887146 -8.49659538269043, 289.9581623077393 -9.19331169128418, 291.4077816009521 -9.743942260742188, 291.8909893035889 -9.99116325378418, 292.0258350372314 -10.2383861541748, 293.5765933990479 -10.80025291442871, 293.9249515533447 -10.76654052734375, 295.6105556488037 -11.17108535766602, 297.3972949981689 -11.62058067321777, 300.1841602325439 -12.55328178405762, 300.6561298370361 -12.41843414306641, 301.8697643280029 -12.71060562133789, 303.2407207489014 -13.20504760742188, 305.4881954193115 -13.72196769714355, 306.7804927825928 -13.71072959899902, 307.1737995147705 -14.01413917541504, 308.1402111053467 -12.98030090332031, 309.8145771026611 -12.01388740539551, 311.4552326202393 -11.60934257507324, 312.9385662078857 -11.38459587097168, 313.5790958404541 -11.15984916687012, 313.7813663482666 -10.83396530151367, 313.2194995880127 -10.6654052734375, 313.0621738433838 -9.777652740478516, 312.6923694610596 -8.868293762207031, 311.9496784210205 -8.856189727783203, 310.5674800872803 -8.867427825927734, 310.1516971588135 -8.912376403808594, 309.4999332427979 -8.65391731262207, 307.6907176971436 -9.137123107910156, 307.1962718963623 -8.519069671630859, 307.1513233184814 -7.530181884765625, 308.1514492034912 -7.046974182128906, 309.7134418487549 -6.889652252197266, 309.9044780731201 -6.417682647705078, 310.3090229034424 -5.822103500366211, 310.9158382415771 -5.81086540222168, 311.8934917449951 -6.058086395263672, 312.1407108306885 -5.698492050170898, 312.4441204071045 -5.799627304077148, 312.5902080535889 -6.226648330688477, 313.2466106414795 -6.730506896972656, 314.1522006988525 -7.395332336425781, 314.7140674591064 -6.912126541137695, 314.6691188812256 -6.552530288696289, 315.1410884857178 -6.327783584594727, 315.8153285980225 -6.440156936645508, 315.8153285980225 -7.024499893188477, 316.4137020111084 -7.680633544921875, 317.205472946167 -7.997343063354492, 318.9730281829834 -7.361621856689453, 320.6698703765869 -6.743566513061523, 321.6250438690186 -6.406444549560547, 321.9509258270264 -5.900764465332031, 321.91721534729 -5.125387191772461, 322.2768115997314 -4.855690002441406, 322.8386783599854 -4.968063354492188, 323.0971393585205 -5.21528434753418, 323.2319850921631 -4.51856803894043, 323.7826175689697 -3.687004089355469, 324.2770595550537 -3.113899230957031, 325.3333721160889 -3.563392639160156, 325.6030712127686 -3.900514602661133, 325.7118968963623 -4.6314697265625, 325.7907772064209 -5.161266326904297, 325.6817302703857 -5.529932022094727, 326.2773113250732 -6.013137817382812, 327.1763019561768 -6.114274978637695, 329.2214984893799 -6.282835006713867, 329.8283176422119 -5.451269149780273, 331.143087387085 -6.305309295654297, 331.1543254852295 -6.316547393798828, 330.7048320770264 -8.6763916015625, 329.7047061920166 -9.238260269165039, 328.1090030670166 -10.04734992980957, 325.9514293670654 -11.69924163818359, 324.7827434539795 -12.22739791870117, 324.1422138214111 -12.29482269287109, 323.9511775970459 -11.91275215148926, 324.1646862030029 -11.57563209533691, 323.9961261749268 -11.01376342773438, 323.602819442749 -11.04747581481934, 323.2319850921631 -11.01376342773438, 321.6699924468994 -12.22739791870117, 320.9732761383057 -13.21628570556641, 319.5807933807373 -13.6981086730957, 318.8494167327881 -13.71072959899902, 318.3212604522705 -14.87941551208496, 318.6471424102783 -15.6323184967041, 318.1302242279053 -16.30656051635742, 316.927827835083 -16.53130722045898, 316.0969905853271 -16.70684623718262, 314.9885082244873 -17.49861907958984, 313.8038425445557 -18.20567321777344, 313.343111038208 -18.32928466796875, 312.0589504241943 -17.65697288513184, 311.5563678741455 -17.34039688110352, 310.4101581573486 -17.11565017700195, 309.365083694458 -17.13812446594238, 308.8369274139404 -16.22789764404297, 309.0953884124756 -15.80087852478027, 307.308313369751 -15.83589553833008, 306.3581867218018 -15.83589553833008, 305.99387550354 -15.62108039855957, 305.2184963226318 -15.83459091186523, 303.5890789031982 -15.8233528137207, 302.7013301849365 -16.26161003112793, 301.6562557220459 -15.41880798339844, 298.2029247283936 -14.72741317749023, 296.1499462127686 -14.45239639282227, 293.1046237945557 -13.8231029510498, 291.6325283050537 -13.68825531005859, 291.1380863189697 -13.35113334655762, 289.9581623077393 -13.99166297912598, 288.4186420440674 -13.98042678833008, 287.3623332977295 -13.33989715576172, 287.1151103973389 -12.95782661437988, 286.7442760467529 -12.89040184020996, 285.8340511322021 -13.0364875793457, 285.2272319793701 -12.37348365783691, 285.0923862457275 -12.00265121459961, 284.6428890228271 -11.95770072937012, 284.3956699371338 -11.31717109680176, 284.4630947113037 -10.86767768859863, 284.0473117828369 -10.30580902099609, 283.2045078277588 -10.18219947814941, 281.6050510406494 -9.769729614257812, 281.3391056060791 -10.04734992980957, 280.6311511993408 -9.901264190673828, 280.6199169158936 -9.406820297241211, 280.1921215057373 -9.320775985717773, 279.9906215667725 -9.519193649291992, 279.5170841217041 -9.185003280639648, 278.5185298919678 -9.418058395385742, 277.5071659088135 -8.923614501953125, 276.5083446502686 -8.868293762207031, 275.5406284332275 -9.159599304199219, 274.5854549407959 -9.507957458496094, 274.0348224639893 -8.867427825927734, 273.6078014373779 -8.294321060180664, 273.630277633667 -7.754928588867188, 272.0744152069092 -7.601455688476562, 270.0949840545654 -7.601455688476562, 268.0363750457764 -7.284748077392578, 267.5958156585693 -6.204172134399414, 267.77561378479 -4.889402389526367, 268.5906162261963 -4.276010513305664, 270.6492252349854 -3.800947189331055, 272.158182144165 -3.608343124389648, 273.4729557037354 -4.035362243652344, 274.5289134979248 -4.117654800415039, 275.3046436309814 -3.608343124389648, 275.9339351654053 -3.77690315246582, 276.6868381500244 -4.41743278503418, 279.5298900604248 -4.41743278503418, 280.1479473114014 -4.47361946105957, 281.103120803833 -4.788265228271484, 281.103120803833 -5.451269149780273, 281.6200389862061 -5.631067276000977, 282.3504695892334 -5.76591682434082, 282.8112010955811 -5.597354888916016, 282.4291324615479 -5.428794860839844, 282.5415058135986 -4.529806137084961, 283.1258487701416 -4.147735595703125, 284.5080432891846 -4.293821334838867, 285.4744548797607 -4.552280426025391, 284.9125881195068 -3.979175567626953, 285.5345554351807 -3.16752815246582, 285.9801349639893 -2.776777267456055, 288.3287448883057 -2.821727752685547, 288.8456630706787 -2.934101104736328, 289.4075298309326 -3.316171646118164, 289.4974308013916 -3.810615539550781, 290.0255870819092 -4.136499404907227)))
Northernmost Latitude	-2.78 °
Southernmost Latitude	-18.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	28.85 °
Westernmost Longitude	92.40 °
Diameter	3761.28 km
Center Latitude	-14.01 °
Center Longitude	58.59 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((290.0255870819092 -4.136499404907227, 290.3851833343506 -5.013011932373047, 289.9694004058838 -5.271472930908203, 290.7672519683838 -5.395082473754883, 292.1943950653076 -5.923238754272461, 292.5202808380127 -5.923238754272461, 293.2939319610596 -6.176265716552734, 295.0358333587646 -6.888860702514648, 295.8015880584717 -7.103160858154297, 296.0651378631592 -7.363924026489258, 296.0651378631592 -8.234874725341797, 296.0038623809814 -8.878664016723633, 295.1161098480225 -9.215785980224609, 294.0036106109619 -8.878664016723633, 293.6103038787842 -8.474119186401367, 292.8461627960205 -8.788764953613281, 292.1382083892822 -8.328033447265625, 291.4728527069092 -8.155696868896484, 290.9807605743408 -7.743690490722656, 290.0817737579346 -7.698741912841797, 289.1940212249756 -7.642555236816406, 288.9391803741455 -7.8389892578125, 289.34010887146 -8.49659538269043, 289.9581623077393 -9.19331169128418, 291.4077816009521 -9.743942260742188, 291.8909893035889 -9.99116325378418, 292.0258350372314 -10.2383861541748, 293.5765933990479 -10.80025291442871, 293.9249515533447 -10.76654052734375, 295.6105556488037 -11.17108535766602, 297.3972949981689 -11.62058067321777, 300.1841602325439 -12.55328178405762, 300.6561298370361 -12.41843414306641, 301.8697643280029 -12.71060562133789, 303.2407207489014 -13.20504760742188, 305.4881954193115 -13.72196769714355, 306.7804927825928 -13.71072959899902, 307.1737995147705 -14.01413917541504, 308.1402111053467 -12.98030090332031, 309.8145771026611 -12.01388740539551, 311.4552326202393 -11.60934257507324, 312.9385662078857 -11.38459587097168, 313.5790958404541 -11.15984916687012, 313.7813663482666 -10.83396530151367, 313.2194995880127 -10.6654052734375, 313.0621738433838 -9.777652740478516, 312.6923694610596 -8.868293762207031, 311.9496784210205 -8.856189727783203, 310.5674800872803 -8.867427825927734, 310.1516971588135 -8.912376403808594, 309.4999332427979 -8.65391731262207, 307.6907176971436 -9.137123107910156, 307.1962718963623 -8.519069671630859, 307.1513233184814 -7.530181884765625, 308.1514492034912 -7.046974182128906, 309.7134418487549 -6.889652252197266, 309.9044780731201 -6.417682647705078, 310.3090229034424 -5.822103500366211, 310.9158382415771 -5.81086540222168, 311.8934917449951 -6.058086395263672, 312.1407108306885 -5.698492050170898, 312.4441204071045 -5.799627304077148, 312.5902080535889 -6.226648330688477, 313.2466106414795 -6.730506896972656, 314.1522006988525 -7.395332336425781, 314.7140674591064 -6.912126541137695, 314.6691188812256 -6.552530288696289, 315.1410884857178 -6.327783584594727, 315.8153285980225 -6.440156936645508, 315.8153285980225 -7.024499893188477, 316.4137020111084 -7.680633544921875, 317.205472946167 -7.997343063354492, 318.9730281829834 -7.361621856689453, 320.6698703765869 -6.743566513061523, 321.6250438690186 -6.406444549560547, 321.9509258270264 -5.900764465332031, 321.91721534729 -5.125387191772461, 322.2768115997314 -4.855690002441406, 322.8386783599854 -4.968063354492188, 323.0971393585205 -5.21528434753418, 323.2319850921631 -4.51856803894043, 323.7826175689697 -3.687004089355469, 324.2770595550537 -3.113899230957031, 325.3333721160889 -3.563392639160156, 325.6030712127686 -3.900514602661133, 325.7118968963623 -4.6314697265625, 325.7907772064209 -5.161266326904297, 325.6817302703857 -5.529932022094727, 326.2773113250732 -6.013137817382812, 327.1763019561768 -6.114274978637695, 329.2214984893799 -6.282835006713867, 329.8283176422119 -5.451269149780273, 331.143087387085 -6.305309295654297, 331.1543254852295 -6.316547393798828, 330.7048320770264 -8.6763916015625, 329.7047061920166 -9.238260269165039, 328.1090030670166 -10.04734992980957, 325.9514293670654 -11.69924163818359, 324.7827434539795 -12.22739791870117, 324.1422138214111 -12.29482269287109, 323.9511775970459 -11.91275215148926, 324.1646862030029 -11.57563209533691, 323.9961261749268 -11.01376342773438, 323.602819442749 -11.04747581481934, 323.2319850921631 -11.01376342773438, 321.6699924468994 -12.22739791870117, 320.9732761383057 -13.21628570556641, 319.5807933807373 -13.6981086730957, 318.8494167327881 -13.71072959899902, 318.3212604522705 -14.87941551208496, 318.6471424102783 -15.6323184967041, 318.1302242279053 -16.30656051635742, 316.927827835083 -16.53130722045898, 316.0969905853271 -16.70684623718262, 314.9885082244873 -17.49861907958984, 313.8038425445557 -18.20567321777344, 313.343111038208 -18.32928466796875, 312.0589504241943 -17.65697288513184, 311.5563678741455 -17.34039688110352, 310.4101581573486 -17.11565017700195, 309.365083694458 -17.13812446594238, 308.8369274139404 -16.22789764404297, 309.0953884124756 -15.80087852478027, 307.308313369751 -15.83589553833008, 306.3581867218018 -15.83589553833008, 305.99387550354 -15.62108039855957, 305.2184963226318 -15.83459091186523, 303.5890789031982 -15.8233528137207, 302.7013301849365 -16.26161003112793, 301.6562557220459 -15.41880798339844, 298.2029247283936 -14.72741317749023, 296.1499462127686 -14.45239639282227, 293.1046237945557 -13.8231029510498, 291.6325283050537 -13.68825531005859, 291.1380863189697 -13.35113334655762, 289.9581623077393 -13.99166297912598, 288.4186420440674 -13.98042678833008, 287.3623332977295 -13.33989715576172, 287.1151103973389 -12.95782661437988, 286.7442760467529 -12.89040184020996, 285.8340511322021 -13.0364875793457, 285.2272319793701 -12.37348365783691, 285.0923862457275 -12.00265121459961, 284.6428890228271 -11.95770072937012, 284.3956699371338 -11.31717109680176, 284.4630947113037 -10.86767768859863, 284.0473117828369 -10.30580902099609, 283.2045078277588 -10.18219947814941, 281.6050510406494 -9.769729614257812, 281.3391056060791 -10.04734992980957, 280.6311511993408 -9.901264190673828, 280.6199169158936 -9.406820297241211, 280.1921215057373 -9.320775985717773, 279.9906215667725 -9.519193649291992, 279.5170841217041 -9.185003280639648, 278.5185298919678 -9.418058395385742, 277.5071659088135 -8.923614501953125, 276.5083446502686 -8.868293762207031, 275.5406284332275 -9.159599304199219, 274.5854549407959 -9.507957458496094, 274.0348224639893 -8.867427825927734, 273.6078014373779 -8.294321060180664, 273.630277633667 -7.754928588867188, 272.0744152069092 -7.601455688476562, 270.0949840545654 -7.601455688476562, 268.0363750457764 -7.284748077392578, 267.5958156585693 -6.204172134399414, 267.77561378479 -4.889402389526367, 268.5906162261963 -4.276010513305664, 270.6492252349854 -3.800947189331055, 272.158182144165 -3.608343124389648, 273.4729557037354 -4.035362243652344, 274.5289134979248 -4.117654800415039, 275.3046436309814 -3.608343124389648, 275.9339351654053 -3.77690315246582, 276.6868381500244 -4.41743278503418, 279.5298900604248 -4.41743278503418, 280.1479473114014 -4.47361946105957, 281.103120803833 -4.788265228271484, 281.103120803833 -5.451269149780273, 281.6200389862061 -5.631067276000977, 282.3504695892334 -5.76591682434082, 282.8112010955811 -5.597354888916016, 282.4291324615479 -5.428794860839844, 282.5415058135986 -4.529806137084961, 283.1258487701416 -4.147735595703125, 284.5080432891846 -4.293821334838867, 285.4744548797607 -4.552280426025391, 284.9125881195068 -3.979175567626953, 285.5345554351807 -3.16752815246582, 285.9801349639893 -2.776777267456055, 288.3287448883057 -2.821727752685547, 288.8456630706787 -2.934101104736328, 289.4075298309326 -3.316171646118164, 289.4974308013916 -3.810615539550781, 290.0255870819092 -4.136499404907227)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc18 [pdf]
Reference	[60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Origin	General name of the system of canyons honoring the scientific team of the Mariner 9 program.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.

Valles Marineris

PDF Maps of Mars