Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Caleuche Chasma on Charon

Caleuche Chasma

Feature Name	Caleuche Chasma
Clean Name	Caleuche Chasma
Feature ID	15732
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	75.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	58.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	298.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	188.10 °
Diameter	400.00 km
Center Latitude	72.50 °
Center Longitude	241.80 °
kml download	Caleuche Chasma.kml
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Chile
Quad	-
Reference	[464] - Into the Mainstream: Essays on Spanish American and Latino Literature and Culture, by Jorge Febles: Cambridge, 2009.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 11, 2018
Origin	Chilote (southern Chile) legendary, sentient ghost ship, which could suddenly appear and then quickly disappears again, leaving no evidence of its presence.
Last Updated	Apr 12, 2018 12:48 PM