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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Oxia Chaos
Clean Name Oxia Chaos
Feature ID 4533
Target Mars
Feature Type Chaos, chaoses

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 0.40 °
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude 320.20 °
Westmost Longitude 319.90 °
Diameter 26.50 km
Center Latitude 0.20 °
Center Longitude 320.10 °
Northmost Latitude 0.40 °
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude 39.80 °
Westmost Longitude 40.10 °
Diameter 26.50 km
Center Latitude 0.20 °
Center Longitude 39.90 °
Northmost Latitude 0.42 °
Southmost Latitude 0.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.29 °
Westmost Longitude 319.94 °
Diameter 24.12 km
Center Latitude 0.22 °
Center Longitude 320.13 °
Northmost Latitude 0.42 °
Southmost Latitude 0.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 39.71 °
Westmost Longitude 40.06 °
Diameter 24.12 km
Center Latitude 0.22 °
Center Longitude 39.87 °
Quad mc11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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