Tiu Valles [SEP] located on astronomical body
Tiu Valles
Tiu Valles is an outflow channel in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, centered at 16.23° North and 34.86° West.
It is 1,720 km long and was named after the word for "Mars" in Old English (West Germanic).
See also.
- Chaos terrain
- Geology of Mars
- HiRISE
- Martian chaos terrain
- Outburst flood
- Outflow channels
generally goes down from the Tharsis Ridge to Chryse. Kasei Valles, Maja Valles, and Nanedi Valles
appear to run from high areas (Tharsis Ridge) to Chryse Planitia. On the other side of Chryse, to the east, the land gets higher. Ares Vallis travels from this high region, then empties into Chryse. Much of Tiu Valles and Simud Valles move toward Chryse as well.
Several ancient river valleys discovered in Chryse Planitia by the Viking Orbiters, as part of the Viking program, provided strong evidence