The Nanedi Valles are a set of channels in a large valley in the
Lunae Palus quadrangle of
Mars
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, located at
4.9° N and 49.0° W. They are 508 km long and were named for the word for "planet" in
Sesotho
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, the national language of
Lesotho, Africa.
The Nanedi Valles are located between
Shalbatana Vallis and the upper
Maja Valles. They are 4 km wide at their northern end. Their valley's shape is similar to that of
Nirgal Vallis, being very sinuous and having only a few short branches.
Unusually for Martian valleys, the individual channel structures within the wider valley floors can occasionally be seen in this system.
[Malin, M.C., and Carr, M.H. (1999), Groundwater formation of martian valleys, Nature, 397, 589-592]
Gallery
Image: Nanedivalles.gif, Wide view of the Nanedi Valles, as seen by Viking 1 Orbiter
File:Nanedivallesmoc.gif, Close view of the Nanedi Valles, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor (enlargement of the previous image). Arrow points to a small channel that formed after the main valley.
Image:Nanedi Valles Close-up.JPG, Close-up of the Nanedi Valles, as seen by THEMIS (click on image to see more detail)
File:ESP 054820 1835nanedi.jpg, Section of the Nanedi Valles, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program
References
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Lunae Palus quadrangle
Valleys and canyons on Mars
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