List of geological features on Rhea
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Multiple image". This is a list of named geological features on Rhea, the second largest moon of Saturn.[1] Planetary features are approved by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[2]
Catenae
A catena Template:IPAc-en is a crater chain.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koykamou Catena | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 110 | 6 August 2010 | Koykamou, a mountain in Nganasan mythology | — | Template:WGPSN |
| Mouru Catena | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 80 | 6 August 2010 | Merv, holy land in Persian mythology | — | Template:WGPSN |
| Onokoro Catenae | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 240 | 6 August 2010 | Onokoro, mythical island in Japanese mythology | — | Template:WGPSN |
| Puchou Catenae | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 620 | 6 August 2010 | Pu Chou Mountain in Chinese mythology | Formerly classified as a chasma | Template:WGPSN |
| Thebeksan Catena | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 220 | 6 August 2010 | Thebeksan, holy mountain in Korean mythology | — | Template:WGPSN |
| Wungaran Catenae | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 350 | 6 August 2010 | Wungaran, sacred place in Kakadu, Australia | — | Template:WGPSN |
Chasmata
Rhean chasms are called chasmata. They are named after sacred places in world mythologies.
| Chasma | Named after |
|---|---|
| Avaiki Chasmata | Avaiki, the underworld in Cook Islands mythology |
| Galunlati Chasmata | ᎦᎸᎳᏗ galvladi (galvv́ládii) "the above": the land above the sky in Cherokee mythology |
| Kun Lun Chasma was reclassified as a linea in 2010 (see below) | |
| Pu Chou Chasma was reclassified as a catena in 2010 (see above) | |
| Pulag Chasma | Pulag, sacred mountain in Igorot mythology |
| Vaupas Chasma | Vaupas, a river in the mythology of the Cuebo of Colombia |
| Yamsi Chasmata | Yamsi, lodge of the North Wind in Klamath mythology |
Craters
Rhean craters are named after figures from the mythologies of mostly non-European cultures. As of 2017, there are 128 named craters.[3]
| Crater | Coordinate | Named after |
|---|---|---|
| Aananin | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Aananin (Korean) |
| Abassi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Abassi (Efik) |
| Adjua | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Adjua (Ulch people of Siberia) |
| Agunua | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Agunua (Solomon Islands) |
| Ameta | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Ameta (Seram, Indonesia) |
| Anguta | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Anguta (Inuit) |
| Arunaka | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Arunaka (Incan) |
| Atum | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Atum (Egyptian) |
| Awonawilona | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Awonawilona (Zuni) |
| Bulagat | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Bulagat (Buryat people of Siberia) |
| Bumba | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Bumba (Bushongo people of the Congo) |
| Burkhan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Burkhan (Buryat people of Siberia) |
| Chingaso | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Chingaso (Jivaro) |
| Con | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Kon (Incan) |
| Dangun | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Dangun (Korean) |
| Djuli | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Djuli (Neghidahan people of Ukraine) |
| Dohitt | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Dohitt (Mosetene, people of north Bolivia) |
| Ellyay | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Ellyay (Yakut people of Siberia) |
| Faro | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Faro (Mandé peoples of West Africa) |
| Fatu | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Fatu (Samoan) |
| Gborogboro | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Gborogboro (Lugbara) |
| Gmerti | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Gmerti (Georgian) |
| Gucumatz | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Gukumatz (Maya) |
| Haik | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Haik (Armenian) |
| Haoso | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Haoso (Manchuria) |
| Heller | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Heller (Auracanin) |
| Huracan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Huracan (Kiche) |
| Imberombera | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Imberombera (Kakadu) |
| Inktomi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Iktomi (Lakota) |
| Inmar | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Inmar (Udmurtian) |
| Iraca | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Iraca (Incan) |
| Izanagi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Izanagi (Japanese) |
| Izanami | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Izanami (Japanese) |
| Jumo | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Jumo (Mari people of the Volga) |
| Karora | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Karora (Aranda people of Australia) |
| Khado | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Khado (Nganasan) |
| Kiho | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Kiho (Polynesian) |
| Kuksu | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Kuksu (Pomo) |
| Kuma | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Kuma (Yaruro) |
| Kumpara | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Kumpara (Jivaro people of Ecuador) |
| Leza | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Leza (Tongan) |
| Lowa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Lowa (Marshall Islands) |
| Luli | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Luli (Mansi) |
| Madumda | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Madumda (Pomo) |
| Maheo | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Maheo (Cheyenne) |
| Malunga | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Malunga (Bantu) |
| Mamaldi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Mamaldi (Nanai) (Tungusic people of the Amur River area) |
| Manoid | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Manoid (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula) |
| Melo | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Melo (Minyong people of India) |
| Mubai | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Mubai (Tibetan) |
| Napi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Napi (Blackfoot) |
| Nishanu | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Nishanu (Arikara) |
| Num | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Num (Samoyed) |
| Nzame | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Nzame (Fang) |
| Obatala | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Obatala (Yoruba) |
| Olorun | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Olorun (Yoruba) |
| Ormazd | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Ormazd (Zoroastrian) |
| Pachacamac | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Pachacamac (Inca) |
| Pan Ku | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Pan Ku (Hmong) |
| Pedn | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Pedn (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula) |
| Pokoh | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Pokoh (Pallawonaps) |
| Pouliuli | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Pouliuli (Hawaiian) |
| Powehiwehi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Powehiwehi (Hawaiian) |
| Puntan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Puntan (Chamorro) |
| Qat | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Qat (New Hebrides) |
| Samni | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Samni (Kachins) |
| Seveki | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Seveki (Evenki) |
| Shedi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Shedi (Minyong) |
| Sholmo | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Sholmo (Buryat people of Siberia) |
| Taaroa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Ta'aroa (Hawaiian) |
| Tane | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tāne (Māori) |
| Tawa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tawa (Hopi) |
| Thunupa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Thunpa (Incan) |
| Tika | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tika (Abkhazia) |
| Tirawa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tirawa (Pawnee) |
| Tore | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tore (Pygmy people of Africa) |
| Torom | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Torom (Ostiak people of Siberia) |
| Tsuki-Yomi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Japanese) |
| Tuwale | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Tuwale (Ceram) |
| Uku | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Uku (Estonian) |
| Wakonda | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Wakonda (Sioux) |
| Wende | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Wende (Mossi) |
| Whanin | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Hwanin (Korean) |
| Wuraka | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Wuraka (Kakadu people of Australia) |
| Woyengi | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Woyengi (Ijaw) |
| Wulbari | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Wulbari (Template:Ill) |
| Xamba | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Xamba (unidentified, purportedly "Bushman") |
| Xowalaci | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Xowalaci (Joshua) |
| Xu | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | !Xu (various San peoples, a loanword to translate "Lord" in the Bible) |
| Yu-Ti | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Yu-Ti (Chinese), i.e. the Jade Emperor |
| Zicum | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Zicum (Babylonian) |
Fossae
A fossa is a long, narrow depression.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harahvaiti Fossa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 190 | 6 August 2010 | Beautiful land created by Persian god Ahura Mazda; modern Kandahar, Afghanistan | Template:WGPSN |
| Parun Fossa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 120 | 6 August 2010 | Parun River, Nuristan (NE Afghanistan), in which the mother goddess Disani gave birth to Bagisht, the creator of people | Template:WGPSN |
Lineae
A linea is a long marking on a planet or moon's surface.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirinyaga Linea | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 400 | 17 June 2010 | Mount Kenya (Kirinyaga), a holy mountain in Kikuyu mythology. | — | Template:WGPSN |
| Kunlun Linea | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 180 | 6 August 2010 | Kunlun Mountains, home of the gods in Chinese mythology | Formerly classified as a chasma | Template:WGPSN |
See also
References
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