Vallis Baade is a 203 km long sinuous valley
on the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...
running south-southeast from the crater
Baade and centered at (south of the
Montes Cordillera
Montes Cordillera is a mountain range on the Moon. This feature forms the outer ring of peaks surrounding the Mare Orientale impact basin, with the inner ring formed by the Montes Rook. The center of the range is located at selenographic coordina ...
). It has the same namesake as the crater, the German astronomer
Walter Baade.
This is one of several valleys that radiate away from the southeast edge of the
Mare Orientale circular impact basin, the other two being
Vallis Inghirami
Vallis Inghirami (latin for Inghirami Valley) is a valley on the Moon. Diameter of the valley is about 145 km. It is named after Giovanni Inghirami, and the name was approved by IAU
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an in ...
and
Vallis Bouvard.
References
Baade
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