What is "chapais"

Chapais can refer to:

• Jean-Charles Chapais (1811–1885), a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation
• Thomas Chapais (1858–1946), a French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician
• Chapais, Quebec, a municipality in Canada
• Chapais (crater), a crater on Mars

Chapais is a crater on Mars, named after the community of Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Chapais Crater is located at 22.6° south latitude, and 20.6° west longitude. Its diameter is .

Its name was adopted in 1976 by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU/WGPSN).