Maja Valles
| Valley on Mars | ||
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| Maja Valles | ||
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| Teardrop-shaped island, formed by the flowing water from the Maja Valles, on a photograph of the Viking probes | ||
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| position | 13 ° N , 58 ° W | |
| length | 1515 km | |
| region | Lunae Palus - Gradfeld | |
| history | ||
| Named after | Nepalese word for "Mars" | |
Maja Valles is a 1515 km long system of outflow valleys on Mars . The Valles ( Latin for valleys ) were named in 1979 after the Nepalese word for "Mars".
description
The valley system, washed out by water, is located in the Lunae Palus- Gradfeld and stretches along the border area of the highlands Lunae Planum and Xanthe Terra . It begins in the canyon Juventae Chasma and ends in the northern lowlands of Chryse Planitia . Parts were buried over time from volcanic ejecta. Further outflow valleys were found in photographs taken with the Viking probes; they show that water was dammed up, later broke through the dams and left deep valleys.
Web links
- Maja Valles in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baker, V. 1982. The Channels of Mars. University of Texas Press. Austin
- ^ Mildred Shapley Matthews: Mars . Ed .: Hugh H. Kieffer, Bruce M. Jakosky, Conway Snyder. ISBN 0-8165-1257-4 .
- ↑ Raeburn, P. 1998. Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet Mars. National Geographic Society. Washington DC
- ↑ Moore, P. et al. 1990. The Atlas of the Solar System. Mitchell Beazley Publishers NY, NY.