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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Goirias Chaos

Basic Info

Feature Name Goirias Chaos
Clean Name Goirias Chaos
Feature ID 16068
Target Europa
Feature Type Chaos, chaoses

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.16 °
Southmost Latitude 2.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 187.57 °
Westmost Longitude 171.12 °
Diameter 470.00 km
Center Latitude 10.77 °
Center Longitude 180.75 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 04, 2022
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin In Celtic mythology, one of the four cities of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Dana) people.
Reference [633] - Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth, by Mark Williams: Princeton University Press, 2016.
Updated May 02, 2022 8:30 PM

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