Baltis Vallis
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Baltis Vallis is a sinuous channel on Venus ranging from one to three kilometers wide and more than 6,800 kilometers long, slightly longer than the Nile and the longest known channel of any kind in the solar system. It is thought that it once held a river of lava.
The channel is located in an area consisting entirely of plains and wrinkle ridges. The topography of the channel undulates, with some stretches travelling uphill, suggesting that various regions have uplifted and subsided since the channel formed.
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- ESRI Map Book Volume 16: Cartography - Using GIS to Study Venus. ESRI. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
