Rahway Valles
The Rahway Valles, as seen by HiRISE (scale bar is 500 m)
Coordinates9°24′N 186°12′W / 9.4°N 186.2°W / 9.4; -186.2
NamingA 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

  1. ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/[not specific enough to verify]
  2. ^ 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.
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