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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mandjet Chasma
Clean Name Mandjet Chasma
Feature ID 15733
Target Charon
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.60 °
Southmost Latitude -4.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 311.60 °
Westmost Longitude 276.00 °
Diameter 385.00 km
Center Latitude 4.80 °
Center Longitude 294.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian boat that carries the sun god Ra across the sky in the daytime.
Reference [465] - Egyptian Mythology, A to Z, by Pat Remier. Chelsea House Publications, 2010.
Updated Apr 11, 2018 2:12 PM

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