Paraná Valles Explained

The Paraná Valles are a set of channels in a valley in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of Mars, located at approximately 23.1° South and 10.2° West. They are long and were named after an ancient and modern name for a South American river (Brazil, Argentina).^[1] A low area between the Paraná Valles and Loire Valles is believed to have once held a lake.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Geology of Mars
• HiRISE
• HiWish program
• Lakes on Mars
• Vallis (planetary geology)
• Water on Mars

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paraná Valles . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . . 2014-07-11.
2. Goldspiel, J. and S. Squyres. 2000. Groundwater sapping and valley formation on Mars. Icarus. 89: 176-192.
3. Book: Michael H. Carr. The surface of Mars. 21 March 2011. 2006. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-87201-0.