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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Caleuche Chasma
Clean Name Caleuche Chasma
Feature ID 15732
Target Charon
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 75.70 °
Southmost Latitude 58.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 298.80 °
Westmost Longitude 188.10 °
Diameter 400.00 km
Center Latitude 72.50 °
Center Longitude 241.80 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Chile
Origin Chilote (southern Chile) legendary, sentient ghost ship, which could suddenly appear and then quickly disappears again, leaving no evidence of its presence.
Reference [464] - Into the Mainstream: Essays on Spanish American and Latino Literature and Culture, by Jorge Febles: Cambridge, 2009.
Updated Apr 12, 2018 12:48 PM

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