Parga Chasmata (Venus)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Chasma, chasmata
- IAU definition
A deep, elongated, steep-sided depression
- Diameter
- 11,000 km, 182 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 20° S, 255° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1982
- Origin of the name
Nenets (Samoyed) forest witch. (Feature extent expanded in 2001.)
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Parga Chasmata.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arecibo Observatory and National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Radio Telescope / Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 15 | June 17, 1988 | May 30, 2020 |
| Magellan · Radar System | 5,922 | February 10, 1991 | August 31, 1992 |
| ESA's Venus Express · Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer | 12,830 | May 14, 2006 | October 6, 2014 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · MERCURY ATMOSPHERIC AND SURFACE COMPOSITION SPECTROMETER | 13 | April 15, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Wide Angle Camera | 527 | June 5, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
| MESSENGER at Venus · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 273 | June 5, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
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/4588
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms