Licus Vallis

{{Short description|Vallis on Mars}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Licus Vallis |image = [[Image:Mare Tyrrhenum map.JPG|300px]] |caption = Map of [[Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle]]. Tyrrhnena Patera is a major [[volcano]]. |coordinates = {{coord|2.9|S|233.9|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} }} '''Licus Vallis''' is an ancient river valley in the [[Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle]] of Mars, located at {{coord|2.9|S|233.9|W|globe:Mars}}. It is {{convert|219.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and was named after an ancient name for modern river [[Lech (river)|Lech]] in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |website=[[Astrogeology Research Program]] |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" widths="190px" heights="180px" > Image:Licus Vallis.JPG|Licus Vallis, as seen by [[HiRISE]]. </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}} {{Geography of Mars}}

==See also==

* [[Geology of Mars]] * [[HiRISE]] * [[Vallis (planetary geology)]] * [[Water on Mars]]

[[Category:Valleys and canyons on Mars]] [[Category:Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle]]