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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Valles Marineris
Clean Name Valles Marineris
Feature ID 6288
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.96 °
Southmost Latitude -19.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.10 °
Westmost Longitude 267.30 °
Diameter 3769.00 km
Center Latitude -13.74 °
Center Longitude 300.80 °
Northmost Latitude -2.96 °
Southmost Latitude -19.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.90 °
Westmost Longitude 92.70 °
Diameter 3769.00 km
Center Latitude -13.74 °
Center Longitude 59.20 °
Northmost Latitude -2.78 °
Southmost Latitude -18.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 331.15 °
Westmost Longitude 267.60 °
Diameter 3761.28 km
Center Latitude -14.01 °
Center Longitude 301.41 °
Northmost Latitude -2.78 °
Southmost Latitude -18.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.85 °
Westmost Longitude 92.40 °
Diameter 3761.28 km
Center Latitude -14.01 °
Center Longitude 58.59 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin General name of the system of canyons honoring the scientific team of the Mariner 9 program.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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