Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Chasma, chasmata: Avalon Chasma on Mimas

Avalon Chasma

Feature Name Avalon Chasma
Clean Name Avalon Chasma
Feature ID 500
Target Mimas
Feature Type Chasma, chasmata
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 47.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 23.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 132.00 °
Westernmost Longitude 163.00 °
Diameter 120.00 km
Center Latitude 35.00 °
Center Longitude 147.00 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Great Britain
Quad -
Reference [37] - Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, by Keith Baines: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Origin Arthurian paradise.
Last Updated Aug 14, 2008 3:34 PM
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