Simud Valles

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Valley on Mars
Simud Valles
Close up of Simud Valles on a HiRISE recording
Close up of Simud Valles on a HiRISE recording
Simud Valles (Mars)
Simud Valles
position 20 °  N , 38 °  E Coordinates: 20 °  N , 38 °  E
length 945 km
region Oxia Palus -Gradfeld
history
Named after "Mars" in summery

Simud Valles is a former outflow channel on Mars that was washed out by water and is located in the Gradfeld Oxia Palus . It has a length of 945 km and was named after the Sumerian word for "Mars".

Individual evidence

  1. Simud Valles in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS