Tiu Valles
Valles on Mars
15°54′N 35°42′W / 15.9°N 35.7°W / 15.9; -35.7 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]
They are 1,720 km (1,070 mi) long and were named after the word for "Mars" in Old English (West Germanic).[1]
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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
- Chaos terrain
- Geology of Mars
- HiRISE
- Martian chaos terrain
- Outburst flood
- Outflow channels
References
- ^ a b "Tiu Valles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
Further reading
- Baker, V.R.; Carr, M.H.; Gulick, V.C.; Williams, C.R. & Marley, M.S. "Channels and Valley Networks". In Kieffer, H.H.; Jakosky, B.M.; Snyder, C.W. & Matthews, M.S. (eds.). Mars. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.
- Carr, M.H. (11 January 2007). "Channels, Valleys and Gullies". The Surface of Mars. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0.
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