KUON GEO

Vallis Alpes

Vallis, valles · 155.4 km across · 49.21°, 3.63° · the Moon
谷・差し渡し約155.4km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

"Alpine Valley."
Source of the name: Switzerland (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1961 · Other features named after Switzerland

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Trouvelot クレーター43 km
Montes Alpes 山88 km
Mont Blanc 山133 km
Rima Archytas 谷（リマ）135 km
Rimae Plato 谷（リマ）139 km
Egede クレーター140 km
Promontorium Deville 岬186 km
Promontorium Agassiz 岬210 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA