Rahway Valles
Valles on Mars
 The Rahway Valles, as seen by HiRISE (scale bar is 500 m) | |
| Coordinates | 9°24′N 186°12′W / 9.4°N 186.2°W / 9.4; -186.2 |
|---|---|
| Naming | A river in New Jersey, USA |
The Rahway Valles are a set of channels in a valley in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars, located at 9.4° North and 186.2° West. They are 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and were named after an American river in New Jersey.[1] The region was created by 'a'ā and pāhoehoe lava flows from the nearby Elysium volcanic province.[2]
References
- ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/[not specific enough to verify]
- ^ Voigt, Joana R. C.; Hamilton, Christopher W. (2018-07-15). "Investigating the volcanic versus aqueous origin of the surficial deposits in Eastern Elysium Planitia, Mars". Icarus. 309: 389–410. Bibcode:2018Icar..309..389V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.009. ISSN 0019-1035. S2CID 125918565.
