Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Chaos, chaoses: Conamara Chaos on Europa

Conamara Chaos

Feature Name	Conamara Chaos
Clean Name	Conamara Chaos
Feature ID	1282
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Chaos, chaoses
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	11.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	271.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	274.70 °
Diameter	143.70 km
Center Latitude	9.70 °
Center Longitude	272.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((88.90000000000001 11.90000000000736, 85.3 11.90000000000736, 85.3 6.599999999997521, 88.90000000000001 6.599999999997521, 88.90000000000001 11.90000000000736)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
Quad	-
Reference	[142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Rugged part of western Ireland named for Conmac, son of the Queen of Connacht.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM