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on Uranus. Nevertheless, because it was still illuminated by light reflected from Uranus, scientists using advanced processing methods were able to detect some details in the dark hemisphere. These analyses revealed a continuation of the Kachina Chasmata into the dark hemisphere, possibly as far as
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Smith, B. A.; Soderblom, L. A.; Beebe, A.; Bliss, D.; Boyce, J. M.; Brahic, A.; Briggs, G. A.; Brown, R. H.; Collins, S. A. (4 July 1986).
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spacecraft in January 1986; thus, whether it is covered by smooth plains like the floors of other Arielian graben is currently unknown.
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flyby in 1986 the northern hemisphere of Ariel was not illuminated by the Sun because the spacecraft arrived during a southern
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Stryk, Ted; Stooke, P.J. (March 10–14, 2008). "Voyager 2 Images of Uranian Satellites: Reprocessing and New Interpretations".
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to the opposite limb. As the total length of the feature appears to be 1800–2200 km, it may be comparable to
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Stooke, P.J. (March 2001). "Voyager Images Revisited: New Views of the Satellites of Saturn and Uranus".
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cracked as a result. The floor of the canyons is not visible on the images obtained by the
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39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX)
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image of Ariel. The Kachina Chasmata can be seen in the upper part of the image.
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32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 12–16, 2001, Houston
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running from the north-west to south-east. The faults bound down-dropped
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This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a
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or system of canyons on the surface of the Uranian moon
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canyon
Ariel
spirit
Hopi mythology
normal faults
crustal blocks
graben
crust
Voyager 2
solstice
Ithaca Chasma
Tethys
USGS: Ariel: Kachina Chasmata


Smith Soderblom et al. 1986


Plescia ("Ariel") 1987
Stooke 2001
Stryk 2008
Stryk & Stooke 2008
USGS
IAU
"Kachina Chasmata on Ariel"
"Geological terrains and crater frequencies on Ariel"
Bibcode
1987Natur.327..201P
doi

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