Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Parga Chasmata on Venus

Parga Chasmata

Feature Name	Parga Chasmata
Clean Name	Parga Chasmata
Feature ID	4588
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-1.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-39.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	294.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	207.00 °
Diameter	11000.00 km
Center Latitude	-20.00 °
Center Longitude	255.00 °
kml download	Parga Chasmata.kml
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Siberia
Quad	v40 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Nenets (Samoyed) forest witch. (Feature extent expanded in 2001.)
Last Updated	Dec 21, 2011 12:10 PM