Mandjet_Chasma

Mandjet Chasma

Mandjet Chasma

Surface feature on the Plutonian moon Charon

Mandjet Chasma is a chasma on Pluto's moon Charon. Mandjet Chasma is 385 km (239 mi) long, and about 5–7 km (3.1–4.3 mi) deep with an average width of 30 km (19 mi). The chasma is part of a global tectonic belt: a series of canyons, scarps, and troughs that traverse the face of Charon along the northern edge of Vulcan Planitia.[2] The feature was discovered using stereoscopic processing of New Horizons images.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Mandjet Chasma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. [2]
    Moore, J. M.; McKinnon, W. B.; Spencer, J. R.; et al. (17 March 2016). "The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons". Science. 351 (6279): 1284–1293. arXiv:1604.05702. Bibcode:2016Sci...351.1284M. doi:10.1126/science.aad7055. PMID 26989245.
  3. [3]
    Beyer, Ross A.; Nimmo, Francis; McKinnon, William B.; et al. (May 2017). "Charon tectonics". Icarus. 287: 161–174. Bibcode:2017Icar..287..161B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.018. PMC 5599803. PMID 28919640.


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