Vallis Alpes

Alpine Valley

48.5N

3.2E

166.0

Named for proximity to the Lunar Alps (Montes Alpes).

Vallis Baade

45.9S

76.2W

203.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Bohr

12.4N

86.6W

80.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Bouvard

38.3S

83.1W

284.0

Alexis ~ (1767-1843), French astronomer and mathematician.

Vallis Capella

7.6S

34.9E

49.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Inghirami

43.8S

72.2W

148.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Palitzsch

26.4S

64.3E

132.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Planck

58.4S

126.1E

451.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Rheita

42.5S

51.5E

445.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Schrodinger

67.0S

105.0E

310.0

Named for nearby crater.

Vallis Schröteri

Schröter's Valley

26.2N

50.8W

168.0

Johann Hieronymus ~ (1745-1816), German governor, jurist, mathematician and astronomer; builder of the observatory at Lilienthal. First to observe the planet Mercury and record detailed drawings of the planet's surface features. A lunar crater is also named in his honor (q.v.).

Vallis Snellius

31.1S

56.0E

592.0

Named for nearby crater.

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