Verde Vallis [SEP] located on astronomical body
Verde Vallis
Verde Vallis is an ancient river valley in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle on Mars. It is found in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle at 0.5° south latitude and 330.2° west longitude. It is named after a river in Arizona, USA.
See also.
- Geology of Mars
- Vallis (planetary geology)
- Water on Mars
and the Amor-type 1036 Ganymed.
Honors.
Awards
- Foreign membership of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1953)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1954)
- Bruce Medal (1955)
- Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society (1958)
Named after him
- Asteroid 1501 Baade
- The crater Baade on the Moon
- Vallis Baade, a vallis (valley) on the Moon
- One of the two Magellan telescopes