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Planetary Names: Chaos, chaoses: Goirias Chaos on Europa

Goirias Chaos

Feature Name	Goirias Chaos
Clean Name	Goirias Chaos
Feature ID	16068
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Chaos, chaoses
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	19.16 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.48 °
Easternmost Longitude	187.57 °
Westernmost Longitude	171.12 °
Diameter	470.00 km
Center Latitude	10.77 °
Center Longitude	180.75 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
Quad	-
Reference	[633] - Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth, by Mark Williams: Princeton University Press, 2016.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jan 04, 2022
Origin	In Celtic mythology, one of the four cities of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Dana) people.
Last Updated	May 02, 2022 8:30 PM

Goirias Chaos

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