{{Short description|Martian geographical feature}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Arsia Chasmata |image = Arsia_Chasmata_based_on_day_THEMIS.png |caption = Arsia Chasmata based on [[Thermal Emission Imaging System|THEMIS]] day-time image |coordinates = {{coord|7.6|S|119.3|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |length = 97 km }} '''Arsia Chasmata''' is a steep-sided depression located northeast of [[Arsia Mons]] in the [[Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle]] on Mars, located at 7.6° S and 119.3° W. It is 97&nbsp;km long and was named after an albedo name.<ref>{{gpn|393|Arsia Chasmata}}</ref> [[File:Arsia Chasmata.JPG|thumb|Arsia Chasmata, as seen by [[HiRISE]]. A pit crater chain is visible in the lower right.]]

In [[planetary geology]], a '''chasma''' (''plural'': '''chasmata''') is a deep, elongated, steep-sided depression.<ref>[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/append5.jsp USGS Astrogeology: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Feature Types]</ref>

== References == {{commonscat|Arsia Chasmata}} {{reflist}}

==See also==

* [[Chasma]] * [[Geology of Mars]] * [[HiRISE]]

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[[Category:Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle]] [[Category:Valleys and canyons on Mars]]

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