Scamander Vallis

{{Short description|Vallis on Mars}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

|name = Scamander Vallis

|image = 200px

|caption = Scamander Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. The full size image shows dark slope streaks in a variety of shades. The darker the streak the younger it is. Scale bar is 500 meters long.

|coordinates = {{coord|16|N|28.5|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|naming = an ancient name of a river at Troy (modern Turkey)

}}

Scamander Vallis is an ancient river valley in the Arabia quadrangle of Mars,{{Cite web|work=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|title=Scamander Vallis|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5353?__fsk=870215144}} located at coordinates 16ºN, 28.5ºE. It is 204 km long and was named after an ancient name of a river in Troy.{{cite web |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/ |title=Home |website=planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}}

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Category:Valleys and canyons on Mars

Category:Arabia quadrangle

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