
The channel in today's VIS image is called Auqakuh Vallis. Large channels on Mars are named for the word "mars/star" in different languages on Earth, small channels are named for rivers on Earth. "Auqakuh" is the word "mars" in Quechua (Inca). Orbit Number: 79261 Latitude: 29.0373 Longitude: 60.3106 Instrument: VIS Captured: 2019-10-27 16:12 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23659
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PIA23659
Date Created
January 30, 2020
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