List of valleys on the Moon
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting features. Among these are several large valleys that have been given names. These are listed below.
Most of these valleys are named after a nearby crater; see the list of craters on the Moon for more information.
Valley | Coordinates | Dimension | Eponym | Crater |
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Vallis Alpes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 166 km | Latin name meaning "Alpine valley" | None |
Vallis Baade | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 203 km | Walter Baade | Baade |
Vallis Bohr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 80 km | Niels Bohr | Bohr |
Vallis Bouvard | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 284 km | Alexis Bouvard | None |
Vallis Capella | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 49 km | Martianus Capella | Capella |
Vallis Inghirami | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 148 km | Giovanni Inghirami | Inghirami |
Vallis Palitzsch | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 132 km | Johann Palitzsch | Palitzsch |
Vallis Planck | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 451 km | Max Planck | Planck |
Vallis Rheita | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 445 km | Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita | Rheita |
Vallis Schrödinger | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 310 km | Erwin Schrödinger | Schrödinger |
Vallis Schröteri | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 168 km | Johann Hieronymus Schröter | Schröter |
Vallis Snellius | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 592 km | Willebrord Snell | Snellius |
See also
- List of craters on the Moon
- List of features on the Moon
- List of maria on the Moon
- List of mountains on the Moon