 Caleuche Chasma can be seen close to the top-left corner of this map | |
| Feature type | Chasma |
|---|---|
| Location | Charon's northern hemisphere |
| Coordinates | 72°30′N 241°48′E / 72.5°N 241.8°E[1] |
| Length | 400 km |
| Depth | ~13 km |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Eponym | Caleuche, a Chilean legendary ghost ship |
Caleuche Chasma is a Y-shaped chasma on Pluto's moon, Charon. Caleuche Chasma is 400 km (250 mi) long. The feature was discovered using stereoscopic processing of New Horizons images. At approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) deep, it is the deepest known feature on the natural satellite,[2] and one of the deepest known canyons in the Solar System.
- ^ "Caleuche Chasma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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