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Also known as chasmata

In planetary nomenclature, a chasma (plural: chasmata ) is a deep, elongated, steep-sided depression. As of 2020, the IAU has named 122 such features in the Solar System, on Venus (63), Mars (25), Saturn's satellites Mimas (6), Tethys (2), Dione (8) and Rhea (5), Uranus's satellites Ariel (7), Titania (2) and Oberon (1) and Pluto's satellite Charon (3). An example is Eos Chasma on Mars.

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  • Mars
  • Interior layered deposits and sulfate
  • Layers
  • Hebes Chasma and hydrated deposits
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In planetary nomenclature, a chasma (plural: chasmata ) is a deep, elongated, steep-sided depression. As of 2020, the IAU has named 122 such features in the Solar System, on Venus (63), Mars (25), Saturn's satellites Mimas (6), Tethys (2), Dione (8) and Rhea (5), Uranus's satellites Ariel (7), Titania (2) and Oberon (1) and Pluto's satellite Charon (3). An example is Eos Chasma on Mars.

==Mars== Below are images of some of the major chasmata of Mars. The map shows their relative locations.

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