Artemis Chasma
the near-circular trough of Artemis Chasma | |
Feature type | Chasma |
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Coordinates | 35°S 135°E / 35°S 135°ECoordinates: 35°S 135°E / 35°S 135°E |
Diameter | 2,600 km |
Eponym | Artemis |
Artemis Chasma is the nearly circular fracture in Venus' surface which almost encloses Artemis Corona. The chasma and its associating corona can be found on the Aphrodite Terra continent, at Latitude 35° South, Longitude 135° East.
It is named after the Greek virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon, the hills, the forest,birth, virginity, fertility, and known to carry a bow and arrow, Artemis.
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