Astronomy:Simud Valles
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Short description: Valles on Mars
 Close-up of the Simud Valles, as seen by HiRISE. | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 19°48′N 37°48′W / 19.8°N 37.8°W / 19.8; -37.8 |
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The Simud Valles are an ancient outflow channel system in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 19.8° N and 37.8° W. They are 945 km long and were named for the word for "Mars" in Sumerian. Note: Descriptor term changed to the plural (valles), and coordinates redefined 3/31/2008.[1]
See also
- Geology of Mars
- HiRISE
- Outflow channels
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". United States Geological Survey. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.
Further reading
- Baker, V.R.; Carr, M.H.; Gulick, V.C.; Williams, C.R.; Marley, M.S.. "Channels and Valley Networks". in Kieffer, H.H.. Mars. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.
- Carr, M.H. (11 January 2007). "Channels, Valleys and Gullies". The Surface of Mars. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0.
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