Asopus Vallis

Asopus Vallis

Asopus Vallis, as seen by HiRISE.
Coordinates 4°24′S 149°42′W / 4.4°S 149.7°W / -4.4; -149.7Coordinates: 4°24′S 149°42′W / 4.4°S 149.7°W / -4.4; -149.7
Naming a classical name for the modern Hagios River, Greece

Asopus Vallis is a valley in the Memnonia quadrangle on Mars, located at 4.4° south latitude and 149.7° west longitude. It is 33 km long and was named after a classical name for the modern Boeotian Asopus river in Greece.[1]

References

  1. "Planetary Names: Welcome". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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