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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Brazos Valles
Clean Name Brazos Valles
Feature ID 867
Target Mars
Feature Type Vallis, valles

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.37 °
Southmost Latitude -7.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.50 °
Westmost Longitude 15.20 °
Diameter 458.00 km
Center Latitude -6.23 °
Center Longitude 18.90 °
Northmost Latitude -2.37 °
Southmost Latitude -7.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.50 °
Westmost Longitude 344.80 °
Diameter 458.00 km
Center Latitude -6.23 °
Center Longitude 341.10 °
Northmost Latitude -2.69 °
Southmost Latitude -7.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.49 °
Westmost Longitude 15.36 °
Diameter 387.51 km
Center Latitude -6.08 °
Center Longitude 18.70 °
Northmost Latitude -2.69 °
Southmost Latitude -7.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 338.51 °
Westmost Longitude 344.64 °
Diameter 387.51 km
Center Latitude -6.08 °
Center Longitude 341.30 °
Quad mc20 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin River in Texas, USA.
Reference [36] - National Geographic Atlas of the World: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1970 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 30, 2008 9:57 PM

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