Caleuche Chasma

Caleuche Chasma
Caleuche Chasma can be seen close to the top-left corner of this map
Feature typeChasma
LocationCharon's northern hemisphere
Coordinates72°30′N 241°48′E / 72.5°N 241.8°E / 72.5; 241.8
Length400 km
Depth~13 km
DiscovererNew Horizons
EponymCaleuche, a Chilean legendary ghost ship

Caleuche Chasma is a Y-shaped chasma on Pluto's moon, Charon. Caleuche Chasma is 400 km (250 mi) long. The feature was discovered using stereoscopic processing of New Horizons images. At approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) deep, it is the deepest known feature on the natural satellite, and one of the deepest known canyons in the Solar System.

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