Chasma

In planetary nomenclature, a chasma /ˈkæzmə/ (plural: chasmata /ˈkæzmətə/) is a deep, elongated, steep-sided depression.[1] As of 2020, the IAU has named 122 such features in the Solar System, on Venus (63), Mars (25), Saturn's satellites Mimas (6), Tethys (2), Dione (8) and Rhea (5), Uranus's satellites Ariel (7), Titania (2) and Oberon (1) and Pluto's satellite Charon (3). An example is Eos Chasma on Mars.

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 5 May 2018.