Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Chaos, chaoses: Murias Chaos on Europa

Murias Chaos

Feature Name	Murias Chaos
Clean Name	Murias Chaos
Feature ID	4074
Target	Europa
Feature Type	Chaos, chaoses
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	24.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	81.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	85.90 °
Diameter	116.00 km
Center Latitude	22.40 °
Center Longitude	83.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((278.6 24.00000000002999, 274.1 24.00000000002999, 274.1 20.60000000004383, 278.6 20.60000000004383, 278.6 24.00000000002999)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
Quad	-
Reference	[160] - Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, by Peter Berresford Ellis: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1992.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	One of the four great cities of the Tuatha Dé Danann (the people of the goddess Danu, the wizards) in Irish Celtic myths.
Last Updated	Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM