Serenity Chasma
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Serenity Chasma is a vast tectonic canyon system on Pluto’s moon Charon, notable for its immense length and depth that suggest significant geological activity in the moon’s past.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon system
ⓘ
chasma ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ |
| approvalStatus | IAU-approved name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charon’s tectonic belt informally called “Charon’s gash” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depthEstimate | up to ~7.5 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMission | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | freezing and expansion of a subsurface ocean on Charon ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | extensional tectonics ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
parallel fault-bounded walls
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| imagedByInstrument |
LORRI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ralph MVIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthEstimate | ~1800 km ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Charon’s encounter hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Charon’s equatorial region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Serenity Valley from Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameTheme | fictional vessels and locales of exploration ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsPrimaryBody | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Charon’s tectonic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBodyType | natural satellite surface feature ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
key constraint on Charon’s past ocean hypothesis
ⓘ
records Charon’s internal thermal evolution ⓘ |
| solarSystemRegion | Kuiper Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suggestsHistoryOf |
global expansion of Charon’s crust
ⓘ
past internal activity on Charon ⓘ |
| surfaceAgeInterpretation | relatively young compared to surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| surfaceCompositionContext | water-ice rich crust of Charon ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType |
canyon
ⓘ
graben ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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