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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pixie Chasma

Basic Info

Feature Name Pixie Chasma
Clean Name Pixie Chasma
Feature ID 4744
Target Ariel
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -19.60 °
Southmost Latitude -22.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 360.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 278.00 km
Center Latitude -20.40 °
Center Longitude 5.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Great Britain
Origin British spirits that live in rocks.
Reference [86] - The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and other Little People, by Thomas Keightley, Avenel Books, New York, 1978.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM