Maja Valles (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Vallis, valles
- IAU definition
Valley
- Diameter
- 1,515 km, 45 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 10.23° N, 301.62° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1979
- Origin of the name
Nepali word for "Mars".
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Maja Valles.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 752 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 14,418 | November 15, 1997 | October 17, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 41,058 | February 20, 2002 | November 30, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 2,483 | January 29, 2004 | December 25, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 1,904 | January 29, 2004 | January 11, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 1,270 | January 29, 2004 | October 20, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 4,085 | July 4, 2005 | April 8, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 29,901 | November 8, 2006 | May 2, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 1,707 | November 8, 2006 | May 30, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 1,249 | November 19, 2006 | July 12, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 3,209 | January 23, 2007 | October 25, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 1,726 | May 31, 2018 | December 18, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 1,703 | no date published | no date published |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3598
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms