Paraná Valles
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| Coordinates | 23°06′S 10°12′W / 23.1°S 10.2°W |
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The Paraná Valles are a set of channels in a valley in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of Mars, located at approximately 23.1° South and 10.2° West. They are 350 kilometres (220 mi) long and were named after an ancient and modern name for a South American river (Brazil, Argentina).[1] A low area between the Paraná Valles and Loire Valles is believed to have once held a lake.[2][3]
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Example of inverted terrain in the Paraná Valles region, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. -
The Paraná Valles, as seen by HiRISE (scale bar is 1.0 km)
References
[edit]- ^ "Paraná Valles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Goldspiel, J. and S. Squyres. 2000. Groundwater sapping and valley formation on Mars. Icarus. 89: 176-192.
- ^ Michael H. Carr (2006). The surface of Mars. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87201-0. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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