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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Argo Chasma
Clean Name Argo Chasma
Feature ID 15734
Target Charon
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 35.50 °
Southmost Latitude 11.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.10 °
Westmost Longitude 71.80 °
Diameter 355.00 km
Center Latitude 27.80 °
Center Longitude 80.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
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).
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Apr 11, 2018 2:31 PM

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