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Originally Posted by Eroica
The two dark "forks" projecting from Sinus Meridiani are labelled Fastigium Aryn and Fontis Valkyrii. The former I've heard of before, but the latter is new to me.
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A brief note: Sinus Meridiani was originally christened as "Dawes Forked Bay". That name was dropped in favor of "Meridian Bay", by the German astronomer Joahann Maedler, after choosing it as the origin of areographic longitudes. The Latin form was first adopted by E.M. Antoniadi.
Source: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics (printed medium) - by Prof. Ronaldo R. F. Mourão.