List of geological features on Mercury

List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet Mercury. Different types of features are named after different things: Mercurian ridges are called dorsa, and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet; valleys are called valles, and are named after ancient abandoned cities, towns, and settlements; crater chains are called catenae and are named after radio telescope facilities; plains are called planitiae, and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury; escarpments are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers; long, narrow depressions are called fossae and are named after works of architecture; bright spots are called faculae and are named after the word snake in various languages.

See also list of craters on Mercury, list of albedo features on Mercury, and list of quadrangles on Mercury

Longitude is west longitude.

List of geological features on Mercury

Feature Latitude Longitude Named after
Mountains
Caloris Montes39.4187.2Latin for 'mountains of heat'
Ridges
Antoniadi Dorsum25.130.5Eugène Antoniadi
Schiaparelli Dorsum23164.1Giovanni Schiaparelli
Fossae
Borobudur Fossae-32.77271.5Borobudur
Pantheon Fossae30.19197.17The Pantheon, Rome
Valleys
Angkor Vallis57.3246.0Angkor, ancient city in Cambodia
Cahokia Vallis65.6233.1Cahokia Mounds, ancient city in Illinois, United States
Caral Vallis62.6230.6Caral, ancient city in Peru
Paestum Vallis60.5233.5Paestum, ancient city in Campania, Italy
Timgad Vallis60.8243.1Timgad, ancient city in Algeria
Plain
Apārangi Planitia6.7289.38Māori word for Mercury
Borealis Planitia73.479.5Latin for 'northern plain'
Budh Planitia22150.9Hindu word for Mercury
Caloris Planitia30.5189.8Latin for 'plain of heat'
Catuilla Planum-8.78245.78Quechua word for Mercury
Lugus Planitia-6.2498.66Gaulish equivalent of the Roman god Mercury
Mearcair Planitia31.4227.9Irish word for Mercury
Odin Planitia23.3171.6Norse god Odin
Otaared Planitia18.26337.61Arabic word for Mercury
Papsukkal Planitia-16.25271.63Akkadian messenger god
Sihtu Planitia-2.8255.57Babylonian word for the planet Mercury
Sobkou Planitia39.9129.9Messenger god
Stilbon Planitia57.54209.61Ancient Greek word for Mercury
Suisei Planitia59.2150.8Japanese for Mercury
Tir Planitia0.8176.1Persian for Mercury
Turms Planitia-31.05350.81Etruscan messenger god equivalent of Roman god Mercury
Utaridi Planitia-65.5270.17Swahili name for Mercury
Escarpments
Acadia Rupes8.17329.00CSS Acadia, Canadian hydrographic survey and oceanographic research vessel
Adventure Rupes-65.165.5HMS Adventure, ship of Captain Cook
Altair Rupes-70.48186.49Altair, Mexican research vessel
Alvin Rupes8.3208.6DSV Alvin, American deep-ocean research submersible
Antares Rupes18.06229.42Antares, Mexican oceanographic research vessel
Astrolabe Rupes-42.670.7Astrolabe, ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville
Beagle Rupes-1.9258.89HMS Beagle, ship on which Charles Darwin sailed
Belgica Rupes-50.5296.3Belgica, Belgian ship that was the first to winter in the Antarctic
Blossom Rupes-3.0270.2HMS Blossom, English ship that explored the Northwest Passage under Frederick William Beechey
Calypso Rupes19.5316.5RV Calypso, oceanographic research vessel of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Carnegie Rupes58.553.3Carnegie, research vessel used for magnetic surveys
Challenger Rupes-12.58109.92Challenger, survey ship used to undertake the first global marine research expedition
Discovery Rupes-56.338.3HMS Discovery, ship of Captain Cook
Duyfken Rupes-21.4131.8Duyfken, ship of Willem Janszoon
Eltanin Rupes-74.8269.2USNS Eltanin, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel
Endeavour Rupes37.531.3HM Bark Endeavour, ship of Captain Cook
Enterprise Rupes-36.5283.5USS Enterprise, American ship that explored the Mississippi, Amazon, and Madeira Rivers
Fram Rupes-56.993.3Fram, ship of Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen
Gjöa Rupes-66.7159.3Gjøa, ship of Roald Amundsen
Heemskerck Rupes25.9125.3Ship of Abel Tasman
Hero Rupes-58.4171.4Hero, ship of Nathaniel Palmer
Kainan Rupes-29.8330.8Kainan Maru, Japanese ship of Nobu Shirase Antarctic exploration
La Duaphine Rupes66.326.6Ship of Giovanni da Verrazzano
Mirni Rupes-37.339.9Mirny, ship of Mikhail Lazarev
Nautilus Rupes-28.2293.3EV Nautilus, research vessel operated by Robert Ballard
Palmer Rupes-26.3106.6Nathaniel B. Palmer, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel operated
Paramour Rupes-0.1212.5HMS Paramour English research vessel commanded by Edmond Halley
Pelagia Rupes15.33218.59RV Pelagia Dutch research and survey vessel
Pourquoi-Pas Rupes-58.1156Pourquoi Pas? IV, ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Resolution Rupes-63.851.7HMS Resolution, ship of Captain Cook
Santa María Rupes5.519.7Santa María, ship of Christopher Columbus
Terror Rupes-72.1275.7HMS Terror, English ship of Arctic and Antarctic exploration
Unity Rupes27.1275.1Unity, English ship on which Edmond Halley sailed to Saint Helena
Vejas Rupes35.71162.25Vejas, Lithuanian research vessel
Victoria Rupes50.931.1Victoria, ship of Ferdinand Magellan
Vostok Rupes-37.719.5Vostok, ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen
Zarya Rupes-42.820.5Zarya, a Soviet experimental schooner
Zeehaen Rupes51157Ship of Abel Tasman
Crater Chains
Arecibo Catena-27.528.4Arecibo Observatory
Goldstone Catena-15.831.7Goldstone Observatory
Haystack Catena4.746.2Haystack Observatory
Faculae
Abeeso Facula21.7214.6Somali word for snake
Agwo Facula22.4213.7Igbo word for snake
Amaru Facula-49.8349.5Quechuan word for snake
Bibilava Faculae16.4202.8Malagasy word for snake
Bitin Facula-51.5528.45Cebuano word for snake
Ejo Faculae14.5200.5Yoruba word for snake
Gata Facula-2.9321.4Fijian and Samoan word for snake
Havu Facula-52.2228.45Kannada word for snake
Ibab Facula14.5199.2Amharic word for snake
Inyoka Faculae14.0197.7Zulu and Xhosa word for snake
Maciji Facula14.9196.0Hausa word for snake
Nākahi Facula-52.7342.2Maori word for snake
Nathair Facula36.0295.5Irish word for snake
Neidr Facula35.9302.7Welsh word for snake
Nzoka Facula15.4194.7Kamba word for snake
Orm Faculae26.5859.68Swedish word for snake
Pampu Facula-57.7631.79Tamil word for snake
Sarpa Facula-53.0730.87Sinhalese word for snake
Slang Faculae24.5179.3Afrikaans word for snake
Suge Facula26.1300.4Basque word for snake
Thueban Facula48.7200.5Arabic word for snake
Ular Facula-55.129.95Malay word for snake
Yinshe Facula-46.32 °191.22Chinese word for silver snake
Zmija Facula-37.35267.75Serbian word for snake

References

  • Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129
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