Arsia Chasmata

{{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 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 km long and was named after an albedo name.{{gpn|393|Arsia Chasmata}}

File:Arsia Chasmata.JPG. A pit crater chain is visible in the lower right.]]

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