Saturday, January 15, 2011

Tigre Valles

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The name Tigre Valles has been approved for the Martian valley system located at 12S, 37W. For more information, see the database information and the map of MC-19 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Note: Tigre Valles is named after the Tigre River, which is a tributary of the Amazon River located in the country of Peru. Tigre Valles is located in the northeastern uplands south of Eos Chasma.

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