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Martian geographical feature
Arsia Chasmata
}Arsia Chasmata based on THEMIS day-time image
Coordinates7°36′S 119°18′W / 7.6°S 119.3°W / -7.6; -119.3
Length97 km

Arsia Chasmata is a steep-sided depression located northeast of Arsia Mons in the Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle on Mars, located at 7.6° S and 119.3° W. It is 97 km long and was named after an albedo name.

Arsia Chasmata, as seen by HiRISE. A pit crater chain is visible in the lower right.

In planetary geology, a chasma (plural: chasmata) is a deep, elongated, steep-sided depression.

References

  1. "Arsia Chasmata". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. USGS Astrogeology: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Feature Types

See also

Geography and geology of Mars
Cartography
Regions
Quadrangles
Geology
Surface
features
History
Rocks
observed
Topography
Mountains,
volcanoes
(list by height)
Plains,
plateaus
Canyons,
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Fossae, mensae,
rupes, labyrinthi
Catenae,
craters
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