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International Astronomical Union: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Moon Nomenclature: Vallis

See VALLIS in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

 
 

NAME                LAT    LONG       DIAM  CT  ET  MAP     QUAD      AS    AD  REF  FT  ORIGIN

Vallis Alpes      48.5N    3.2E      166.0  EU  SZ  12      LAC        5  1961   67  VA  "Alpine Valley".                 
Vallis Baade      45.9S   76.2W      203.0  EU  GE  1       LMP        5  1964   67  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
Vallis Bohr       12.4N   86.6W       80.0  EU  DE                     5  1976    0  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
Vallis Bouvard    38.3S   83.1W      284.0  EU  FR  1       LMP        5  1970    0  VA  Alexis; French                   
                                                                                         astronomer, mathematician          
                                                                                         (1767-1843).                       
Vallis Capella     7.6S   34.9E       49.0  EU  RO  079A4   LTO        5  1984    0  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
Vallis            43.8S   72.2W      148.0  EU  IT  3       LMP        5  1964   67  VA  Named from nearby                
Inghirami                                                                                crater.                            
Vallis            26.4S   64.3E      132.0  EU  GE  98      LAC        5  1964   67  VA  Named from nearby                
Palitzsch                                                                                crater.                            
Vallis Planck     58.4S  126.1E      451.0  EU  GE  3       LMP        5  1970    0  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
Vallis Rheita     42.5S   51.5E      445.0  EU  CZ  114     LAC        5  1961   67  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
Vallis            67.0S  105.0E      310.0  EU  AS  3       LMP        5  1970    0  VA  Named from nearby                
Schr\:odinger                                                                            crater.                            
Vallis            26.2N   50.8W      168.0  EU  GE  038B3   LTO        5  1961   67  VA  Schr\:oter's Valley.             
Schr\:oteri                                                                                                             
Vallis Snellius   31.1S   56.0E      592.0  EU  DU  98      LAC        5  1964   67  VA  Named from nearby                
                                                                                         crater.                            
 

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