Chaos on Europa
9 named features carry the IAU descriptor Chaos — terrain broken into a jumble of blocks and hollows on Europa, out of 39 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
9
of 129 named places on Europa — 7.0%
Largest
470 km
Goirias Chaos
Median size
144 km
Across the 9 with a measured diameter
Named between
1997–2022
IAU approval dates
How chaos on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 9 chaos with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Celtic.
Celtic9
All 9 chaos on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Chaos elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 30 more features.