Vallis Planck is a long, linear valley located on the far side of the Moon. It is oriented radially to the huge Schrödinger basin, and was most likely formed by that impact. The selenographic coordinates of this feature are , and it has a length of 451 km.

2 days ago · Vallis Planck extends 174 miles (280 km) due north from the basin and spans up to 17 miles (27 km). Schrödinger Basin itself is 200 miles (320 km) across and possesses a fascinating 93-mile-wide ...

1 day ago · Vallis Schrödinger is 168 miles (270 kilometers) long and 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) deep, and Vallis Planck is 174 miles (280 kilometers) long and 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) deep.

1 day ago · And unlike the Grand Canyon, carved over millions of years by the flow of the Colorado River, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck formed in just minutes after a 15-mile-wide meteor struck the ...

2 days ago · The canyons studied, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, are comparable to the Earth's Grand Canyon in size. Vallis Schrödinger is ~270 kilometers (~168 miles) long, and ~2.7 kilometers (~1.7 ...

1 day ago · The two canyons, Vallis Schrödinger (left) and Vallis Planck (right), radiating from the Schrödinger crater. (NASA\SVS\Ernie T. Wright) The two canyons in question, known as Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, can be found radiating away from an impact basin known as the Schrödinger crater on the lunar far side, near the south pole.

2 days ago · Two giant lunar valleys, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, formed in less than 10 minutes, researchers say. Rocky debris ejected by an asteroid or comet impact 3.81 billion years ago ...

2 days ago · The deepest portion of Vallis Planck is ~280 km long, ~27 km wide, and ~3.5 km deep, but a ray of secondary craters extends beyond the continuous ejecta blanket to a length of 860 km. For ...

2 days ago · A comparison of the width and depth of the Grand Canyon along the Bright Angel hiking trail (top) and Vallis Planck on the moon’s south pole (bottom). The colors each represent 500 meters of ...

2 days ago · And Vallis Planck is 280 kilometers long, 27 kilometers wide, and 3.5 kilometers deep, with a ray of secondary craters extending up to a total length of 860 kilometers.