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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Conamara Chaos

Basic Info

Feature Name Conamara Chaos
Clean Name Conamara Chaos
Feature ID 1282
Target Europa
Feature Type Chaos, chaoses

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.90 °
Southmost Latitude 6.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.10 °
Westmost Longitude 274.70 °
Diameter 143.70 km
Center Latitude 9.70 °
Center Longitude 272.70 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Rugged part of western Ireland named for Conmac, son of the Queen of Connacht.
Reference [142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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