Rathcroghan Chaos (Europa)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Chaos, chaoses
- IAU definition
Distinctive area of broken terrain
- Diameter
- 430 km, 28 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 10.08° S, 178.08° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- January 4, 2022
- Origin of the name
In Celtic mythology, the seat or palace of Maev, warrior queen.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Rathcroghan Chaos.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Rathcroghan Chaos.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16069
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms