The side of Charon viewed by the passing New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015 shows a system of “pull apart” tectonic faults, which look like ridges, scarps and valleys—the latter sometimes reaching more than 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) deep. Courtesy New Horizons mission/JHU/APL
Feature type
Tectonic fault
Location
Pluto-facing side of Charon
Coordinates
19°N5°W / 19°N 5°W / 19; -5[1]
Length
>200 km
Width
40–50 km
Depth
5–7 km
Discoverer
New Horizons
Eponym
Serenity, a spaceship in the Firefly series
Serenity Chasma is the unofficial name given to a large pull-apart fault on Pluto's moon, Charon.[2] It is part of a series of faults that run along the perimeter of Vulcan Planitia. It was discovered by the New Horizons mission, and informally named after the fictitious spaceship, Serenity.
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