Tiu_Valles

Tiu Valles

Tiu Valles

Valles on Mars

The Tiu Valles /ˈtiːuː ˈvæliːz/ are an outflow channel system in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, centered at 16.23° North and 34.86° West.[1]

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They are 1,720 km (1,070 mi) long and were named after the word for "Mars" in Old English (West Germanic).[1]

  • Tographic map of Oxia Palus region of Mars showing the location of a number of chaos regions and valleys, including the Tiu Valles
  • Viking Orbiter 1 image of a distal (northern) part of Tiu Valles, showing where it divides to go around the craters Lydda and Kipini.
  • The Tiu Valles, as seen by HiRISE. Ridges were probably formed by running water (scale bar is 1.0 km)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Tiu Valles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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