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.[1]

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.[2]

References

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

See also


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsia_Chasmata
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