Scamander Vallis
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Vallis on Mars
 Scamander Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. The full size image shows dark slope streaks in a variety of shades. The darker the streak the younger it is. Scale bar is 500 meters long. | |
| Coordinates | 16°00′N 28°30′E / 16°N 28.5°E / 16; 28.5 |
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| Naming | an ancient name of a river at Troy (modern Turkey) |
Scamander Vallis is an ancient river valley in the Arabia quadrangle of Mars,[1] located at coordinates 16ºN, 28.5ºE. It is 204 km long and was named after an ancient name of a river in Troy.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scamander Vallis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
- ^ "Home". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.
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