Lists of features:- Vallis (Valleys)


Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Vallis Alpes
(James Stuby based on NASA image)

Valleys on the Moon
The Moon’s surface is covered in many interesting features.
Among these are several large valleys that have been given names after a nearby crater.


Latin Name / English Name / Latitude Longitude / Diameter km / miles / map (from USGS/CartoComos)

  • Vallis Alpes – n/a – none crater / 48.5°N 3.2°E / 166 km / 104 miles / map
  • Vallis Baade – Baade / 45.9°S 76.2°W / 203 km / 65 miles / map
  • Vallis Bohr – Bohr / 12.4°N 86.6°W / 80 km / 50 miles / map
  • Vallis Bouvard – n/a – none crater / 38.3°S 83.1°W / 284 km / 178 miles / map
  • Vallis Capella – Capella / 7.6°S 34.9°E / 49 km / 31 miles / map
  • Vallis Inghirami – Inghirami / 43.8°S 72.2°W / 148 km / 93 miles / map
  • Vallis Palitzsch – Palitzsch / 26.4°S 64.3°E / 132 km / 83 miles / map
  • Vallis Planck – Planck / 58.4°S 126.1°E / 451 km / 282 miles / map
  • Vallis Rheita – Rheita / 42.5°S 51.5°E / 445 km / 278 miles / map
  • Vallis Schrodinger – Schrodinger / 67.0°S 105.0°E / 310 km / 194 miles / map
  • Vallis Schroteri – Schroteri / 26.2°N 50.8°W / 168 km / 105 miles / map
  • Vallis Snellius – Snellius / 31.1°S 56.0°E / 592 km / 370 miles / map


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Moon Map – Lists of features

The Moon’s surface is covered in many interesting geological features,
in addition to mountains, valleys and craters.
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Catena  –  chain of craters
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Dorsa  – wrinkle-ridge systems

Dorsum  –  wrinkle-Ridge

Lunar Seas & Ocean – Maria
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Lacus  –  lake

Palus  –  marshes

Promontorium  –  cape or headland

Rima  –  rilles
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Rimae  –  rille systems

Rupes  –  escarpments

Sinus  –  bay
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Terra  –  seas

Vallis  –  valleys
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Named Features – scale maps

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