Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Argo Chasma on Charon

Argo Chasma

Feature Name	Argo Chasma
Clean Name	Argo Chasma
Feature ID	15734
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	35.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	97.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	71.80 °
Diameter	355.00 km
Center Latitude	27.80 °
Center Longitude	80.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((97.0449263406157 33.44996285545351, 90.17924519919431 35.5322642306317, 85.91174050648139 34.42490078004879, 83.78846735775362 32.31623341351617, 81.69040814641552 32.61887219202847, 78.52023420275164 30.90757227803842, 78.76951804821287 28.7096426898941, 76.97710092678119 25.819735925131, 74.61158781102205 20.8911405715853, 71.82547556875596 15.88800378857227, 72.39434039959443 11.86069047327697, 74.82005228681811 13.6033115193496, 77.04789166301886 18.69152484796781, 80.73536253114145 23.21718520223525, 82.13737592813341 26.0584945625474, 82.24607136134796 27.9800884037436, 83.86028942279421 29.57541418279391, 86.2699122015769 29.34226114125032, 88.90363917070181 30.5727677401022, 91.376967450169 32.04063656992813, 95.3318520830822 31.58855032669985, 97.0449263406157 33.44996285545351)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 11, 2018
Origin	Greek mythological ship sailed by Jason and his crew, the Argonauts, from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece, described in the "Argonautica" epic poem by Apollonius Rhodius (3rd cen. BC).
Last Updated	Apr 11, 2018 2:31 PM

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