Astronomy:Tinia Valles
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Short description: Valles on Mars
 The Tinia Valles, as seen by HiRISE (click for full size image to view the dark slope streaks) | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 4°42′S 149°00′W / 4.7°S 149°W / -4.7; -149 |
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The Tinia Valles are a set of channels in an ancient valley in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars, located at 4.7° south latitude and 149° west longitude. They are 18.7 km long and were named after a classical river in Italy.[1] The associated valley has many dark slope streaks on its walls. These features are widely believed to be avalanches of a thin layer of bright dust that usually covers the dark surface beneath.
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". United States Geological Survey. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.
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