Hypanis Vallis

MarsGeo-Valley
name=Hypanis Vallis



latitude=9.6
N_or_S=N
longitude=46.7
E_or_W=W
length=231.0 km
naming=Classical name for river in Scythia; present Kuban River in Russia.

Hypanis Vallis is a 270km valley in Xanthe Terra on Mars at 11ºN, 314ºE. It appears to have been carved by long-lived flowing water, and a significant river delta exists at its outlet into the lowlands. [http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/msl/workshops/1st_workshop/abstracts/Crumpler_1st_MSL_workshop.pdf]

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