Marikh Vallis (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Vallis, valles
- IAU definition
Valley
- Diameter
- 1,147.2 km, 34 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 19.16° S, 4.32° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- August 20, 2007
- Origin of the name
Malaysian word for Mars.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Marikh Vallis.
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 | 682 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 6,345 | November 18, 1997 | October 14, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 23,798 | February 19, 2002 | November 27, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,869 | February 24, 2004 | December 30, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 1,398 | April 11, 2004 | December 4, 2023 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 758 | May 13, 2004 | March 7, 2026 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 3,613 | July 5, 2005 | March 7, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 16,500 | September 30, 2006 | May 5, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 709 | December 3, 2006 | July 17, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 1,038 | May 11, 2007 | May 19, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,518 | October 16, 2007 | September 4, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 1,496 | May 16, 2018 | December 19, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 772 | 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/14301
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms