Marte Vallis (Mars)

Spanish word for "Mars".

Marte Vallis is 185 km long and was named for the Spanish word for "Mars". It has been identified as an outflow channel, carved in the geological past by catastrophic release of water from aquifers beneath the Martian surface. Marte Vallis is the site of the first discovery of columnar jointing on Mars. (wikipedia entry)

A vallis is a valley. On Mars large valles are named after words for Mars/star in various languages. Small valles are named after classical or modern names of rivers.

NW 622 km

Tartarus Colles

MRV
9 Hours 43 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 19 Hours

N 1279 km

Erebus Montes

MRV
19 Hours 59 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 1 Hour

NE 1079 km

Amazonis Planitia

MRV
16 Hours 51 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 12 Hours

W 269 km

Orcus Patera(last)

MRV
4 Hours 12 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 9 Hours

Marte Vallis

14.08° N 182.9° E

E 1334 km

Eumenides Dorsum

MRV
20 Hours 51 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 17 Hours

SW 643 km

Rahway Valles

MRV
10 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 1 Hour

S 1126 km

Lucus Planum

MRV
17 Hours 36 Minutes
Walking
14 Days 3 Hours

SE 219 km

Pettit(next)

MRV
3 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

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