Valles on The Moon
14 named features carry the IAU descriptor Vallis — a valley on The Moon, out of 249 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
14
of 2,023 named places on The Moon — 0.7%
Largest
640 km
Vallis Snellius
Median size
170 km
Across the 14 with a measured diameter
Named between
1961–1984
IAU approval dates
How valles on The Moon get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 14 valles with a recorded origin, 10 categories appear, led by Germany.
Germany5The Netherlands (Dutch)1Czechoslovakia1Austria1France1Switzerland1Italy1Romania (Rumania)1
All 14 valles on The Moon
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Valles elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 235 more features.