Kasei Valles [SEP] located on astronomical body
Kasei Valles
Kasei Valles is a giant system of canyons in Mare Acidalium and Lunae Palus quadrangles on Mars, located at 24.6° north latitude and 65.0° west longitude. It is 1,580 km long and was named for the word for "Mars" in Japanese. Kasei Valles is one of the largest outflow channels on Mars.
Geography.
This huge system is 300 miles wide in some places. In contrast, Earth's Grand Canyon is only 18 miles wide. It is one of the longest continuous outflow
high and are considerably larger than the largest terrestrial analog, Dry Falls. They may have migrated over 100 km upstream during the era of flooding in Kasei Valles.
External links.
- Kasei Valles outflow channel system - European Space Agency
- Kasei Valles mosaic (ESA)