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List of craters in the Solar System
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This is a list of officially named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets (asteroids and dwarf planets), planets, and natural satellites.[1] All geological features of a body (including craters) are typically named after a specific theme.[2] For completeness, the list also refers to the craters on § Earth, which naming process is not overseen by IAU's WGPSN.
- lunar: 1,624 craters (31.2%)
- Martian: 1,092 craters (21.0%)
- Venerian: 900 craters (17.3%)
- Mercurian: 397 craters (7.6%)
- Others: 1,198 craters (23.0%)
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Amalthea (2)
Main article: Amalthea (moon) § Craters
Ariel (17)
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abans | 15.5°S 108.7°W / -15.5; -108.7 (Abans) | 20 | 1988 | Spirit of the iron mines | WGPSN |
| Agape | 46.9°S 23.5°W / -46.9; -23.5 (Agape) | 34 | 1988 | Spirit in Spenser's Fairy Queene | WGPSN |
| Ataksak | 53.1°S 135.7°W / -53.1; -135.7 (Ataksak) | 22 | 1988 | Eskimo benevolent spirit | WGPSN |
| Befana | 17°S 31.9°E / -17; 31.9 (Befana) | 21 | 1988 | Good spirit who fills Italian children's stockings with toys on twelfth night | WGPSN |
| Berylune | 22.5°S 32.1°W / -22.5; -32.1 (Berylune) | 29 | 1988 | Good spirit in Maeterlinck's The Bluebird | WGPSN |
| Deive | 22.3°S 23°E / -22.3; 23 (Deive) | 20 | 1988 | Spirit of beautiful maiden | WGPSN |
| Djadek | 12°S 108.9°W / -12; -108.9 (Djadek) | 22 | 1988 | Czech ancestral benevolent spirit and household guardian | WGPSN |
| Domovoy | 71.5°S 20.3°W / -71.5; -20.3 (Domovoy) | 71 | 1988 | Slavic spirit protector of home | WGPSN |
| Finvara | 15.8°S 19°E / -15.8; 19 (Finvara) | 31 | 1988 | Irish king of spirits; provided horses and wine to men | WGPSN |
| Gwyn | 77.5°S 22.5°E / -77.5; 22.5 (Gwyn) | 34 | 1988 | Irish god of battle; leads men's souls to Annwn | WGPSN |
| Huon | 37.8°S 33.7°E / -37.8; 33.7 (Huon) | 40 | 1988 | Replaced Oberon as King of Spirits when Oberon died | WGPSN |
| Laica | 21.3°S 44.4°E / -21.3; 44.4 (Laica) | 30 | 1988 | Inca good spirit | WGPSN |
| Mab | 38.8°S 7.8°W / -38.8; -7.8 (Mab) | 34 | 1988 | Queen of Spirits dethroned Titania | WGPSN |
| Melusine | 52.9°S 8.9°E / -52.9; 8.9 (Melusine) | 50 | 1988 | Spirit heroine of medieval French story | WGPSN |
| Oonagh | 21.9°S 115.6°W / -21.9; -115.6 (Oonagh) | 39 | 1988 | Irish Queen of Fairies | WGPSN |
| Rima | 18.3°S 99.2°W / -18.3; -99.2 (Rima) | 41 | 1988 | Spirit in Hudson's Green Mansions | WGPSN |
| Yangoor | 68.7°S 80.3°W / -68.7; -80.3 (Yangoor) | 78 | 1988 | Spirit that brings day | WGPSN |
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Arrokoth (1)
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Callisto (141)
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Ceres (90)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Ceres
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio | 33.2°N 66.91°W / 33.2; -66.91 (Abellio) | 32 | 2015 | Gaul god of the apple tree | WGPSN |
| Achita | 25.82°N 65.96°E / 25.82; 65.96 (Achita) | 40 | 2015 | Nigerian god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Annona | 48.14°S 8.43°E / -48.14; 8.43 (Annona) | 60 | 2015 | Roman goddess of crops and of the harvest | WGPSN |
| Anura | 13.92°S 11.79°E / -13.92; 11.79 (Anura) | 37 | 2015 | Arawakan (Guyana) spirit of the tobacco seeds | WGPSN |
| Aristaeus | 23.43°N 97.68°E / 23.43; 97.68 (Aristaeus) | 35.8 | 2016 | Greek god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Asari | 83.03°N 40.12°W / 83.03; -40.12 (Asari) | 56 | 2015 | Syrian god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Attis | 73.07°S 102.16°W / -73.07; -102.16 (Attis) | 22 | 2015 | Greek/Phrygian god of vegetation and of fertility | WGPSN |
| Azacca | 6.66°S 141.6°W / -6.66; -141.6 (Azacca) | 49.91 | 2015 | Haitian god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Begbalel | 17.71°N 34.65°W / 17.71; -34.65 (Begbalel) | 102 | 2016 | Yap Islands (Caroline Islands Micronesia) guardian of the taro fields who controls the yield of the crops | WGPSN |
| Belun | 33.71°S 3.75°W / -33.71; -3.75 (Belun) | 36.04 | 2015 | Belarus god of the fields | WGPSN |
| Besua | 42.35°S 59.79°W / -42.35; -59.79 (Besua) | 17 | 2015 | Egyptian grain god | WGPSN |
| Bilwis | 86.2°N 79.6°E / 86.2; 79.6 (Bilwis) | 7 | 2017 | German corn spirit | WGPSN |
| Binayo | 86.4°N 145.2°E / 86.4; 145.2 (Binayo) | 16 | 2017 | Philippine (Hanunoo/Mangyan Mindoro Island) female spirit caretaker of the rice spirits | WGPSN |
| Bonsu | 1.74°N 93.21°E / 1.74; 93.21 (Bonsu) | 31 | 2015 | Bateg/Batek (Malaysia) god who watches over the fruits and flowers | WGPSN |
| Braciaca | 22.77°S 84.37°E / -22.77; 84.37 (Braciaca) | 8 | 2016 | Celtic god of malt | WGPSN |
| Cacaguat | 1.19°S 143.61°E / -1.19; 143.61 (Cacaguat) | 13.6 | 2016 | Nicaraguan god of cacao | WGPSN |
| Cachimana | 85.2°N 146.8°W / 85.2; -146.8 (Cachimana) | 18 | 2017 | Atabapo and Inirida tribes’ (Upper Orinoco River region Venezuela) vegetation god who ripens the crops and controls the seasons | WGPSN |
| Centeotl | 18.95°N 141.22°E / 18.95; 141.22 (Centeotl) | 6 | 2016 | Mexican god/goddess of maize and agriculture | WGPSN |
| Chaminuka | 58.58°S 131.2°E / -58.58; 131.2 (Chaminuka) | 122 | 2015 | Shona (Zimbabwe) spirit who provides rains in times of droughts | WGPSN |
| Coniraya | 39.9°N 65.73°E / 39.9; 65.73 (Coniraya) | 135 | 2015 | Inca god who was responsible for the system of agricultural terracing and irrigation | WGPSN |
| Consus | 20.7°S 159.5°W / -20.7; -159.5 (Consus) | 64 | 2016 | Italian agricultural god who watched over the harvested and stored crop | WGPSN |
| Cozobi | 45.33°N 72.69°W / 45.33; -72.69 (Cozobi) | 24 | 2015 | Zapotec (S. Mexico) god of maize and of abundant food | WGPSN |
| Dada | 58.63°N 23.24°W / 58.63; -23.24 (Dada) | 12 | 2015 | Nigerian god of vegetables | WGPSN |
| Dantu | 24.3°N 138.23°E / 24.3; 138.23 (Dantu) | 126 | 2015 | Ghanan god associated with the planting of the corn | WGPSN |
| Darzamat | 44.21°S 76.4°E / -44.21; 76.4 (Darzamat) | 92 | 2015 | Darzamate Dārza-māte; Latvian spirit "Mother of the garden." | WGPSN |
| Datan | 59.5°N 107.69°W / 59.5; -107.69 (Datan) | 60 | 2015 | Polish god of the tilling of the soil | WGPSN |
| Dikhan | 81.8°N 78.1°E / 81.8; 78.1 (Dikhan) | 21 | 2017 | Dikhan baba; Kazakh preislamic deity of farming | WGPSN |
| Doliku | 40.79°S 5.88°E / -40.79; 5.88 (Doliku) | 15 | 2015 | Dahomey (Benin) god of the fields | WGPSN |
| Duginavi | 39.2°N 4.29°E / 39.2; 4.29 (Duginavi) | 155 | 2016 | Kogi (N. Colombia) god who taught people agriculture | WGPSN |
| Ernutet | 52.93°N 45.52°E / 52.93; 45.52 (Ernutet) | 53.4 | 2015 | Egyptian cobra-headed goddess of the harvest | WGPSN |
| Enzinu | 43.24°N 164.3°W / 43.24; -164.3 (Ezinu) | 116 | 2015 | Sumerian goddess of the grain | WGPSN |
| Fejokoo | 29.15°N 47.89°W / 29.15; -47.89 (Fejokoo) | 68 | 2015 | Nigerian god who supplied the yams | WGPSN |
| Fluusa | 31.31°S 178.22°E / -31.31; 178.22 (Fluusa) | 60 | 2015 | Oscan (ancient S. Italy) goddess of flowers counterpart of Roman goddess Flora | WGPSN |
| Gaue | 30.81°N 86.16°E / 30.81; 86.16 (Gaue) | 80 | 2015 | Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made in harvesting the rye | WGPSN |
| Geshtin | 57°N 101.19°W / 57; -101.19 (Geshtin) | 80 | 2015 | Sumerian/Babylonian goddess of the vine | WGPSN |
| Ghanan | 76.56°N 30.76°E / 76.56; 30.76 (Ghanan) | 68 | 2015 | Mayan god of maize | WGPSN |
| Hakumyi | 51.42°N 27.75°E / 51.42; 27.75 (Hakumyi) | 29.2 | 2016 | Paraguay Brazil and Bolivia spirit helpful in gardening | WGPSN |
| Hamori | 60.86°S 79.44°E / -60.86; 79.44 (Hamori) | 60 | 2015 | Japanese god protector of tree leaves | WGPSN |
| Hatipowa | 16.08°S 2.29°W / -16.08; -2.29 (Hatipowa) | 40 | 2016 | Indian god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Haulani | 5.8°N 10.77°E / 5.8; 10.77 (Haulani) | 34 | 2015 | Hau-lani; Hawaiian plant goddess | WGPSN |
| Heneb | 10.87°N 168.96°W / 10.87; -168.96 (Heneb) | 39 | 2015 | Egyptian god of grain produce and vineyards | WGPSN |
| Homshuk | 11.23°N 94.06°E / 11.23; 94.06 (Homshuk) | 70 | 2015 | Popoluca (S. Mexico) spirit of corn (maize) | WGPSN |
| Ialonus | 48.15°N 168.53°E / 48.15; 168.53 (Ialonus) | 16.5 | 2016 | British god of the cultivated field and of the meadows | WGPSN |
| Ikapati | 33.84°N 45.61°E / 33.84; 45.61 (Ikapati) | 50 | 2015 | Philippine goddess of the cultivated lands | WGPSN |
| Inamahari | 14.13°N 89.22°E / 14.13; 89.22 (Inamahari) | 68 | 2015 | Ancient Siouan (S. Carolina USA) pair of male and female deities invoked for success at the sowing season | WGPSN |
| Insitor | 10.71°S 124.87°E / -10.71; 124.87 (Insitor) | 26 | 2015 | Roman agricultural deity in charge of the sowing | WGPSN |
| Jaja | 52.09°N 125.27°E / 52.09; 125.27 (Jaja) | 22 | 2015 | Abkhazian (Transcaucasia) harvest goddess | WGPSN |
| Jarimba | 24.08°S 21.25°E / -24.08; 21.25 (Jarimba) | 69 | 2015 | Arunta/Aranda (Australia) god of flowers and fruit | WGPSN |
| Jarovit | 67.9°N 75.26°W / 67.9; -75.26 (Jarovit) | 66 | 2015 | Slavic god of fertility and harvest who comes down to the Underworld after every harvest and returns to a usual world every spring | WGPSN |
| Juling | 35.9°S 168.48°E / -35.9; 168.48 (Juling) | 20 | 2015 | Sakai/Orang Asli (Malaysia) spirit of the crops | WGPSN |
| Kaikara | 42.82°N 137.57°W / 42.82; -137.57 (Kaikara) | 72 | 2015 | Konjo and Banyoro/Nyoro (Uganda) goddess of harvest | WGPSN |
| Kait | 2.1°S 137.57°W / -2.1; -137.57 (Kait) | 0.4 | 2015 | Hattic goddess of grain (Asia Minor) | WGPSN |
| Kerwan | 10.77°S 123.99°E / -10.77; 123.99 (Kerwan) | 280 | 2015 | Hopi spirit of the sprouting maize (Arizona SW USA) | WGPSN |
| Kiriamma | 50.32°N 126.33°E / 50.32; 126.33 (Kiriamma) | 18.7 | 2016 | Veddan (Sri Lanka) goddess provider of food ("Milk mother") | WGPSN |
| Kirnis | 4.9°N 95.7°W / 4.9; -95.7 (Kirnis) | 115 | 2015 | Lithuanian spirit guardian of cherry trees | WGPSN |
| Kondos | 19.34°S 17.31°E / -19.34; 17.31 (Kondos) | 44 | 2015 | Finnish agricultural deity | WGPSN |
| Kumitoga | 10.09°S 178.83°E / -10.09; 178.83 (Kumitoga) | 96 | 2015 | Polynesian goddess of plant life | WGPSN |
| Kupalo | 39.44°S 173.2°E / -39.44; 173.2 (Kupalo) | 26 | 2015 | Russian god of vegetation and of the harvest | WGPSN |
| Laukumate | 65.03°N 159.42°E / 65.03; 159.42 (Laukumate) | 29.7 | 2016 | Latvian spirit "Mother of the fields." | WGPSN |
| Liber | 42.56°N 37.8°E / 42.56; 37.8 (Liber) | 23 | 2015 | Roman god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Lociyo | 6.53°S 131.17°W / -6.53; -131.17 (Lociyo) | 37.8 | 2016 | Zapotec (Mexico) deity to whom a ceremony is performed when the first chili plant is cut | WGPSN |
| Lono | 36.61°S 55.63°W / -36.61; -55.63 (Lono) | 20 | 2015 | Hawaiian god of agriculture | WGPSN |
| Meanderi | 40.8°S 165.81°W / -40.8; -165.81 (Meanderi) | 103 | 2015 | Ngaing (New Guinea) goddess of taro sugar cane and other foods | WGPSN |
| Megwomets | 36.54°N 146.22°E / 36.54; 146.22 (Megwomets) | 78.7 | 2016 | Yurok (California USA) dwarf god of acorns and the distributor of vegetal abundance | WGPSN |
| Messor | 49.93°N 126.27°W / 49.93; -126.27 (Messor) | 40 | 2015 | Roman god of harvesting of cutting of the grain | WGPSN |
| Mlezi | 76°N 136.8°W / 76; -136.8 (Mlezi) | 41.5 | 2017 | Name of god Tilo as "Food-Giver" (Tonga tribes of Malawi and Zambia) | WGPSN |
| Mondamin | 62.24°S 6°W / -62.24; -6 (Mondamin) | 126 | 2015 | Ojibwe /Chippewa corn (maize) god (Lake Superior area Canada and USA) | WGPSN |
| Nawish | 18.28°N 166.21°W / 18.28; -166.21 (Nawish) | 77 | 2015 | Acoma (New Mexico SW USA) guardian of the field | WGPSN |
| Nepen | 6.19°N 139.46°W / 6.19; -139.46 (Nepen) | 26.4 | 2016 | Egyptian god of rain | WGPSN |
| Ninsar | 30.3°N 96.74°W / 30.3; -96.74 (Ninsar) | 40 | 2015 | Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation | WGPSN |
| Occator | 19.82°N 120.67°W / 19.82; -120.67 (Occator) | 92 | 2015 | Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing | WGPSN |
| Oltagon | 25.95°S 37.96°E / -25.95; 37.96 (Oltagon) | 28 | 2015 | Philippine agricultural goddess | WGPSN |
| Omonga | 58.03°N 71.67°E / 58.03; 71.67 (Omonga) | 77 | 2015 | Tomori/Mori (Celebes/Sulawesi Indonesia) rice spirit who dwells in the Moon | WGPSN |
| Oxo | 42.21°N 0.4°W / 42.21; -0.4 (Oxo) | 10 | 2015 | God of agriculture in Afro-Brazilian beliefs of Yoruba derivation | WGPSN |
| Piuku | 15.37°S 36.99°E / -15.37; 36.99 (Piuku) | 31 | 2015 | Barama River Caribs (Guyana) god of the manioc | WGPSN |
| Rao | 8.1°N 119.01°E / 8.1; 119.01 (Rao) | 12 | 2015 | Polynesian god of turmeric | WGPSN |
| Razeka | 3.21°S 61.63°E / -3.21; 61.63 (Razeka) | 38.38 | 2016 | Arabian tribal god worshipped as the provider of food | WGPSN |
| Rongo | 3.21°N 11.29°W / 3.21; -11.29 (Rongo) | 68 | 2015 | Maori (New Zealand) god of agriculture of cultivated foods | WGPSN |
| Roskva | 58.9°N 26.98°W / 58.9; -26.98 (Roskva) | 22 | 2015 | Teutonic goddess who symbolizes the ripe fields of harvest | WGPSN |
| Sekhet | 66.42°S 104.95°W / -66.42; -104.95 (Sekhet) | 40 | 2015 | Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields | WGPSN |
| Shakaema | 3.66°S 33.93°E / -3.66; 33.93 (Shakaema) | 47 | 2015 | Jivaro (Ecuador and Peru) god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas | WGPSN |
| Sintana | 48.07°S 46.2°E / -48.07; 46.2 (Sintana) | 58 | 2015 | Columbian deity who produced the fertile black earth for sowing | WGPSN |
| Tafakula | 19.82°S 88.59°E / -19.82; 88.59 (Tafakula) | 34 | 2015 | Tongan (Polynesia) goddess invoked for favorable seasons for the crops | WGPSN |
| Tahu | 6.59°S 44.79°E / -6.59; 44.79 (Tahu) | 25 | 2015 | Maori (New Zealand) personification of all food | WGPSN |
| Takel | 50.76°N 79.52°W / 50.76; -79.52 (Takel) | 22 | 2015 | Malaysian goddess in charge of the tuber harvest | WGPSN |
| Tawals | 39.06°S 121.98°W / -39.06; -121.98 (Tawals) | 8.8 | 2016 | Polish god of the fields of the tilling | WGPSN |
| Tibong | 29.82°S 7.8°W / -29.82; -7.8 (Tibong) | 36 | 2015 | Land Dayaks (Borneo/Kalimantan Indonesia) malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice | WGPSN |
| Toharu | 48.32°S 155.95°E / -48.32; 155.95 (Toharu) | 86 | 2015 | Pawnee (Nebraska Central USA) god of food and vegetation | WGPSN |
| Tupo | 32.35°S 88.38°E / -32.35; 88.38 (Tupo) | 36 | 2015 | Polynesian god of turmeric | WGPSN |
| Uvara | 45.66°S 110.76°W / -45.66; -110.76 (Urvara) | 170 | 2015 | Indian and Iranian deity of plants and fields | WGPSN |
| Victa | 36.23°N 58.96°W / 36.23; -58.96 (Victa) | 32 | 2015 | Roman goddess of food and nourishment | WGPSN |
| Vinotonus | 43.02°N 95.12°E / 43.02; 95.12 (Vinotonus) | 140 | 2015 | Celtic Briton god of vines | WGPSN |
| Xochipilli | 56.66°N 93.21°E / 56.66; 93.21 (Xochipilli) | 22.7 | 2016 | Aztec fertility god associated with maize and flowers; patron of music and dance | WGPSN |
| Yalode | 42.58°S 67.52°W / -42.58; -67.52 (Yalode) | 260 | 2015 | Dahomey goddess worshipped by women at the harvest rites | WGPSN |
| Zadeni | 70.36°S 38.34°E / -70.36; 38.34 (Zadeni) | 129.28 | 2015 | Ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvest | WGPSN |
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Charon (6)
Main article: List of geological features on Charon § Craters
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cora | 57.09°N 351.72°E / 57.09; 351.72 (Cora) | 9 | 2020 | Cora, the lead protagonist in the 2016 novel The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | WGPSN |
| Dorothy | 58.53°N 40.58°E / 58.53; 40.58 (Dorothy) | 261 | 2018 | Dorothy Gale, protagonist of the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum | WGPSN |
| Nasreddin | 26.9°N 309.7°E / 26.9; 309.7 (Nasreddin) | 29.7 | 2018 | Nasreddin, a Sufi traveler from folklore | WGPSN |
| Nemo | 15.7°S 314.1°E / -15.7; 314.1 (Nemo) | 44 | 2018 | character in novels by Jules Verne | WGPSN |
| Pirx | 55.2°N 256.3°E / 55.2; 256.3 (Pirx) | 90 | 2018 | main character in short stories by Stanisław Lem | WGPSN |
| Revati | 20.7°N 35.4°E / 20.7; 35.4 (Revati) | 40 | 2018 | main character in the Hindu epic narrative Mahabharata | WGPSN |
| Sadko | 16.1°S 331.2°E / -16.1; 331.2 (Sadko) | 28 | 2018 | adventurer who traveled to the bottom of the sea in the medieval Russian epic Bylina | WGPSN |
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Dactyl (2)
Main article: List of geological features on Ida and Dactyl § Dactyl
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acmon | 39°S 138°E | 0.3 | 1997 | One of the original three Dactyls | WGPSN |
| Celmis | 46°S 140°W | 0.2 | 1997 | One of the original three Dactyls | WGPSN |
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Deimos (2)
Main article: Phobos (moon) § Craters on Deimos
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift | 12.5°N 1.8°E / 12.5; 1.8 (Swift) | 1 | 1973 | Jonathan; British writer (1667–1745) | WGPSN |
| Voltaire | 22°N 3.5°W / 22; -3.5 (Voltaire) | 1.9 | 1973 | Francios-Marie Arouet; French writer (1694–1778) | WGPSN |
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Dione (73)
Main article: List of geological features on Dione § Craters
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acestes | 50.1°N 116.63°E / 50.1; 116.63 (Acestes) | 108 | 2008 | King of Sicily | WGPSN |
| Adrastus | 61.66°S 46.57°W / -61.66; -46.57 (Adrastus) | 38.5 | 1982 | King of Argos one of the seven against Thebes and the only one to return alive | WGPSN |
| Aeneas | 25.89°N 46.27°W / 25.89; -46.27 (Aeneas) | 161 | 1982 | Hero of the Aeneid. The son of Anchises and Venus and a member of the royal family of Troy | WGPSN |
| Alcander | 52.89°S 64.51°E / -52.89; 64.51 (Alcander) | 120 | 2011 | A Trojan defending Aeneas’ camp against the Rutulians killed by Turnus | WGPSN |
| Allecto | 7.73°S 135.44°E / -7.73; 135.44 (Allecto) | 106 | 2008 | One of the Furies | WGPSN |
| Amastrus | 9.96°S 122.97°E / -9.96; 122.97 (Amastrus) | 62.4 | 2008 | A Trojan victim of Camilla | WGPSN |
| Amata | 5.17°N 80.19°E / 5.17; 80.19 (Amata) | 76 | 1982 | Mother of Lavinia (wife of Aeneas) | WGPSN |
| Amycus | 37.52°S 88.62°W / -37.52; -88.62 (Amycus) | 27.3 | 2008 | A Trojan comrade of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Anchises | 34°S 65°W | 47 | 1982 | Aeneas' father | WGPSN |
| Anna | 63.38°S 89.96°W / -63.38; -89.96 (Anna) | 14.2 | 2008 | Sister and confidante of Dido | WGPSN |
| Antenor | 7°S 11.54°W / -7; -11.54 (Antenor) | 81 | 1982 | Nephew of Priam. He escaped the fall of Troy and reached Italy before Aeneas where he founded Padua | WGPSN |
| Ascanius | 33.43°N 127.82°E / 33.43; 127.82 (Ascanius) | 98 | 2008 | Son of Aeneas by Creusa | WGPSN |
| Assaracus | 32.65°N 8.79°W / 32.65; -8.79 (Assaracus) | 60 | 2011 | Early king of Troy son of Tros brother of Ilus and Ganymede | WGPSN |
| Aulestes | 9.9°N 147.73°W / 9.9; -147.73 (Aulestes) | 50 | 2008 | Etruscan chief ally of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Butes | 65.72°N 46.4°W / 65.72; -46.4 (Butes) | 35 | 1982 | A famous boxer who had been defeated by Dares | WGPSN |
| Caieta | 24.71°S 79.63°W / -24.71; -79.63 (Caieta) | 50 | 1982 | A nurse of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Camilla | 4.36°S 60.61°W / -4.36; -60.61 (Camilla) | 31.9 | 2008 | A warrior maiden; ally of Turnus | WGPSN |
| Cassandra | 39.84°S 113.78°E / -39.84; 113.78 (Cassandra) | 13 | 1982 | Daughter of Priam; she could foretell the future | WGPSN |
| Catillus | 2.38°S 84.7°E / -2.38; 84.7 (Catillus) | 42.2 | 1982 | Brother of Tiburtus and twin brother of Coras | WGPSN |
| Coras | 0.39°N 91.55°E / 0.39; 91.55 (Coras) | 43 | 1982 | Brother of Tiburtus and twin brother of Catillus. He was founder of Tibur and an ally of Turnus against Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Cretheus | 43.35°S 88.53°W / -43.35; -88.53 (Cretheus) | 29 | 2008 | A Trojan warrior who took part in the defense of Aeneas’ camp against the Rutulians | WGPSN |
| Creusa | 49.19°N 76.32°W / 49.19; -76.32 (Creusa) | 36.2 | 1982 | Daughter of Priam; first wife of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Daucus | 15.38°S 58.86°E / -15.38; 58.86 (Daucus) | 80 | 2008 | A Rutulian father of the twins Thymber and Larides | WGPSN |
| Dercennus | 29.75°N 80.07°E / 29.75; 80.07 (Dercennus) | 86.2 | 2008 | Ancient king of the Laurentians | WGPSN |
| Dido | 23.97°S 18.82°W / -23.97; -18.82 (Dido) | 122 | 1982 | Tyrian princess who founded Carthage | WGPSN |
| Entellus | 10.93°S 149.46°E / -10.93; 149.46 (Entellus) | 63 | 2008 | Sicilian boxing champion | WGPSN |
| Erulus | 35°S 104.76°W / -35; -104.76 (Erulus) | 120 | 2008 | Superhuman son of the goddess Feronia | WGPSN |
| Eumelus | 0.1°S 65.96°W / -0.1; -65.96 (Eumelus) | 35.1 | 2008 | A Trojan companion of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Euryalus | 74.36°S -0°E / -74.36; -0 (Euryalus) | 35 | 2008 | A Trojan companion of Aeneas friend of Nisus | WGPSN |
| Evander | 57°S 145°W | 350 | 2008 | Son of Mercury by Carmentis ally of Aeneas against the Latins mythical king of Arcadia founded and ruled Pallanteum built on the future site of Rome | WGPSN |
| Fadus | 35.94°S 134.82°E / -35.94; 134.82 (Fadus) | 47 | 2011 | A Rutulian of those besieging the men of Aeneas in their leader's absence | WGPSN |
| Galaesus | 46.77°N 63.75°E / 46.77; 63.75 (Galaesus) | 79 | 2011 | An old Italian killed in the first fighting between Latins and Trojans while trying to make peace | WGPSN |
| Haemon | 84.33°N 83.69°E / 84.33; 83.69 (Haemon) | 65.22 | 2011 | There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a Rutulian from a group attacking the Trojan's camp in the absence of Aeneas and (b) an Italian whose son priest of Apollo and Diana was a soldier of Turnus | WGPSN |
| Halys | 59.17°S 53.72°W / -59.17; -53.72 (Halys) | 35.2 | 1982 | A Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against the Rutulian attack. He was killed by Turnus | WGPSN |
| Herbesus | 34.68°N 156.11°W / 34.68; -156.11 (Herbesus) | 58.4 | 2008 | A Rutulian who besieged Aeneas' camp | WGPSN |
| Iasus | 22.13°S 114.08°E / -22.13; 114.08 (Iasus) | 54 | 2011 | There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) father of Palinurus and (b) father of Iapyx | WGPSN |
| Ilia | 0.5°S 13.73°E / -0.5; 13.73 (Ilia) | 52.4 | 1982 | Also known as Rhea Silvia; Mother by Mars of Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome | WGPSN |
| Italus | 18.47°S 76.41°W / -18.47; -76.41 (Italus) | 35.7 | 1982 | Ancient hero eponymous ancestor of the Italians | WGPSN |
| Lagus | 13.56°S 102.95°W / -13.56; -102.95 (Lagus) | 77 | 2008 | A soldier of Turnus | WGPSN |
| Lamyrus | 53.67°N 104.39°E / 53.67; 104.39 (Lamyrus) | 61 | 2011 | A Rutulian with the troops besieging the camp of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Larides | 7.17°N 48.58°E / 7.17; 48.58 (Larides) | 29 | 2008 | A Rutulian member of Turnus’ army son of Daucus twin brother of Thymber | WGPSN |
| Latagus | 14.65°N 26.46°W / 14.65; -26.46 (Latagus) | 41 | 1982 | Soldier of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Latinus | 52.19°N 159°E / 52.19; 159 (Latinus) | 130 | 2008 | King of Latium husband of Amata | WGPSN |
| Lausus | 34.81°N 22.76°W / 34.81; -22.76 (Lausus) | 23.5 | 1982 | Son of Mezentius killed by Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Liger | 24°N 126.63°W / 24; -126.63 (Liger) | 53 | 2008 | Soldier of Turnus brother of Lucagus | WGPSN |
| Lucagus | 22.15°N 131.25°W / 22.15; -131.25 (Lucagus) | 45.7 | 2008 | Soldier of Turnus brother of Liger | WGPSN |
| Magus | 18.44°N 24.35°W / 18.44; -24.35 (Magus) | 45.8 | 1982 | A soldier of Turnus killed by Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Massicus | 35°S 55.39°W / -35; -55.39 (Massicus) | 39 | 1982 | An Etruscan ally of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Metiscus | 6°N 93.29°W / 6; -93.29 (Metiscus) | 43.8 | 2008 | A Rutulian charioteer of Turnus | WGPSN |
| Mezentius | 19.16°N 177°E / 19.16; 177 (Mezentius) | 51 | 2008 | Etruscan king ally of Turnus father of Lausus | WGPSN |
| Murranus | 12.82°N 90.73°W / 12.82; -90.73 (Murranus) | 56.8 | 2008 | A Rutulian | WGPSN |
| Nisus | 68.18°S 25°E / -68.18; 25 (Nisus) | 35 | 2008 | Trojan companion of Aeneas friend of Euryalus | WGPSN |
| Oebalus | 44.47°N 8.4°E / 44.47; 8.4 (Oebalus) | 35.7 | 2011 | An ally of Turnus son of Telon and Sebethis | WGPSN |
| Pagasus | 3°S 119°E | 67 | 2008 | An Etruscan killed by Camilla | WGPSN |
| Palinurus | 3.3°S 63°W / -3.3; -63 (Palinurus) | 11.9 | 1982 | Pilot of Aeneas' fleet | WGPSN |
| Phaleris | 77.4°S 166.58°W / -77.4; -166.58 (Phaleris) | 44 | 2008 | Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against Rutulian attack | WGPSN |
| Phorbas | 81.2°N 131.29°W / 81.2; -131.29 (Phorbas) | 69.3 | 2011 | A Trojan companion of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Prytanis | 46.25°S 72.6°E / -46.25; 72.6 (Prytanis) | 96 | 2008 | Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against Rutulian attack | WGPSN |
| Remus | 13.58°S 31.9°W / -13.58; -31.9 (Remus) | 62 | 1982 | He and his brother Romulus founded Rome | WGPSN |
| Ripheus | 56.47°S 36.8°W / -56.47; -36.8 (Ripheus) | 34 | 1982 | A Trojan. He fought at the side of Aeneas during Troy's last night | WGPSN |
| Romulus | 8.15°S 26.85°W / -8.15; -26.85 (Romulus) | 90.7 | 1982 | Mythical founder of Rome in 754 or 753 B.C. son of Mars by Ilia (Rhea Silvia) | WGPSN |
| Sabinus | 43.65°S 173.34°E / -43.65; 173.34 (Sabinus) | 88 | 1982 | Fabled ancestor of the Sabines | WGPSN |
| Sagaris | 4.93°N 104.2°W / 4.93; -104.2 (Sagaris) | 53 | 2008 | Servant of Aeneas | WGPSN |
| Salius | 65.09°N 178.27°E / 65.09; 178.27 (Salius) | 44 | 2011 | There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a companion of Aeneas and a contestant in the foot race and (b) a Rutulian | WGPSN |
| Silvius | 32.7°S 27.74°E / -32.7; 27.74 (Silvius) | 74 | 2008 | Son of Aeneas and Lavinia | WGPSN |
| Sulmo | 55.92°N 26.5°E / 55.92; 26.5 (Sulmo) | 56 | 2011 | There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a Rutulian in the troop of Volcens and (b) an Italian whose sons fought for Turnus | WGPSN |
| Telon | 16.2°S 97.2°W / -16.2; -97.2 (Telon) | 39.7 | 2011 | Ruler of the Teleboans on Capri; father of Oebalus | WGPSN |
| Tereus | 2.6°S 115°E / -2.6; 115 (Tereus) | 45 | 2008 | A Trojan killed by Camilla | WGPSN |
| Thymber | 14°N 50.85°E / 14; 50.85 (Thymber) | 27.29 | 2008 | A Rutulian member of Turnus’ army son of Daucus twin brother of Larides | WGPSN |
| Tiburtus | 29.11°N 170.27°E / 29.11; 170.27 (Tiburtus) | 59 | 2008 | Brother of the twins Catillus and Coras founder of Tibur to which he gave his name | WGPSN |
| Turnus | 15.59°N 14.69°E / 15.59; 14.69 (Turnus) | 101 | 1982 | Rutililan king; Aeneas' rival for hand of Lavinia | WGPSN |
| Tyrrhus | 24.7°N 72.1°E / 24.7; 72.1 (Tyrrhus) | 49.1 | 2008 | Keeper of the herds for Latinus father of Silvia | WGPSN |
| Volcens | 13.84°S 91.49°E / -13.84; 91.49 (Volcens) | 74 | 2011 | A Latin leader of cavalry sent as reinforcements to Turnus | WGPSN |
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More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | 57.87°N 49.98°E / 57.87; 49.98 (Ahmad) | 18.13 | 1982 | Youngest son; brings father a magic apple; marries the Genie Peri Banu | WGPSN |
| Ajib | 61.68°N 120.61°E / 61.68; 120.61 (Ajib) | 15.68 | 2009 | Brother of Gharib in the tale The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib | WGPSN |
| Aladdin | 62.69°N 22.14°W / 62.69; -22.14 (Aladdin) | 30.53 | 1982 | Hero of the tale; he has the magic lamp | WGPSN |
| Al-Bakbuk | 5.26°N 168.38°E / 5.26; 168.38 (Al-Bakbuk) | 9.2 | 2006 | The barber's first brother in The Hunchback's Tale | WGPSN |
| Al-Fakik | 35.52°N 53.45°E / 35.52; 53.45 (Al-Fakik) | 15.2 | 2006 | The barber's third brother in The Hunchback's Tale | WGPSN |
| Al-Haddar | 50.48°N 159.22°E / 50.48; 159.22 (Al-Haddar) | 15.08 | 2006 | The barber's second brother in The Hunchback's Tale | WGPSN |
| Ali Baba | 56.84°N 17.51°W / 56.84; -17.51 (Ali Baba) | 34.09 | 1982 | Hero of tale who found a great treasure owned by 40 thieves | WGPSN |
| Al-Kuz | 18.88°S 178.66°W / -18.88; -178.66 (Al-Kuz) | 10.15 | 2006 | The barber's fourth brother in "The Hunchback’s Tale." | WGPSN |
| Al-Mustazi | 21.09°S 158.25°E / -21.09; 158.25 (Al-Mustazi) | 9.98 | 2006 | Father of benevolent prince Al-Mustansir in The Hunchback's Tale | WGPSN |
| Ayyub | 38.58°N 64.98°E / 38.58; 64.98 (Ayyub) | 17.45 | 2006 | Damascus merchant father of Ghanim and Fitnah in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’ Love | WGPSN |
| Aziz | 17.73°N 11.51°E / 17.73; 11.51 (Aziz) | 10.52 | 2006 | Man betrothed to his cousin Azizah in The tale of Aziz and Azizah | WGPSN |
| Bahman | 14.7°N 61.37°W / 14.7; -61.37 (Bahman) | 10.56 | 2009 | Oldest Prince brother of Parwez and Perizadah in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette | WGPSN |
| Behram | 15.43°S 178.51°E / -15.43; 178.51 (Behram) | 13.29 | 2006 | Son of a Persian king in the tale Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma | WGPSN |
| Dalilah | 51.55°N 110.35°E / 51.55; 110.35 (Dalilah) | 15.51 | 1982 | Crafty old crone who fools several men | WGPSN |
| Duban | 58.07°N 78.74°E / 58.07; 78.74 (Duban) | 18.73 | 1982 | Sage who cured King Yunan of leprosy | WGPSN |
| Dunyazad | 41.51°N 157.96°E / 41.51; 157.96 (Dunyazad) | 30.81 | 1982 | Sister of Shahrazad | WGPSN |
| Fitnah | 45.39°N 70.01°E / 45.39; 70.01 (Fitnah) | 15.54 | 2006 | Daughter of Ayyub sister of Ghanim in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’ Love | WGPSN |
| Ghanim | 38.74°N 79.22°E / 38.74; 79.22 (Ghanim) | 14.18 | 2006 | Son of Ayyub brother of Fitnah in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’Love | WGPSN |
| Gharib | 81.12°N 118.85°E / 81.12; 118.85 (Gharib) | 26 | 1982 | Hero of many tales | WGPSN |
| Harun | 36.47°N 134.26°E / 36.47; 134.26 (Harun) | 14.58 | 2009 | Harun al-Rashid; Caliph in many tales for example Harun Al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls | WGPSN |
| Hassan | 31.57°S 171.09°E / -31.57; 171.09 (Hassan) | 15.27 | 2006 | Character in the tale Hassan of Bassorah | WGPSN |
| Hisham | 48.25°N 79.59°E / 48.25; 79.59 (Hisham) | 21.4 | 2009 | Caliph in the tale The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth | WGPSN |
| Ishak | 47.6°N 134.98°E / 47.6; 134.98 (Ishak) | 13.84 | 2009 | Character in the tale Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant | WGPSN |
| Ja'afar | 34.6°N 22.44°E / 34.6; 22.44 (Ja'afar) | 10.15 | 2009 | Vizier of Harun al-Rashid in the tale Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis | WGPSN |
| Jansha | 30.65°S 157.4°W / -30.65; -157.4 (Jansha) | 10.8 | 2006 | Female hero in The Story of Jansha | WGPSN |
| Julnar | 53.76°N 12.91°E / 53.76; 12.91 (Julnar) | 17.32 | 1982 | The seaborn; heroine of nights 738 to 756 | WGPSN |
| Kamar | 40.62°S 32.25°W / -40.62; -32.25 (Kamar) | 19.55 | 2009 | Kamar al-Akmár; Prince son of Sabur (King of Persia) in the tale The Ebony Horse | WGPSN |
| Kasim | 42.35°N 173.05°W / 42.35; -173.05 (Kasim) | 10.53 | 2009 | The greedy brother of Ali Baba in the tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | WGPSN |
| Khusrau | 4.1°S 174.14°E / -4.1; 174.14 (Khusrau) | 12.4 | 2006 | King husband of Shirin in the tale Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman | WGPSN |
| Ma'aruf | 37.16°S 26.42°E / -37.16; 26.42 (Ma'aruf) | 7.02 | 2009 | Hero in the tale Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah | WGPSN |
| Marjanah | 38.2°N 56.99°E / 38.2; 56.99 (Marjanah) | 12.95 | 2006 | Queen in the Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman | WGPSN |
| Masrur | 66.27°N 65.73°E / 66.27; 65.73 (Masrur) | 15.13 | 2009 | Eunuch sworder in the tale Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis | WGPSN |
| Morgiana | 31.75°N 163.83°E / 31.75; 163.83 (Morgiana) | 15.4 | 2009 | Clever slave girl in the tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | WGPSN |
| Musa | 73.85°N 11.59°W / 73.85; -11.59 (Musa) | 21.81 | 1982 | Goes to get the vessels that contain Jinni in The City of Brass | WGPSN |
| Mustafa | 30.76°S 175.05°E / -30.76; 175.05 (Mustafa) | 15.54 | 2009 | Old tailor in the tale Aladdin; or The Wonderful Lamp | WGPSN |
| Omar | 17.89°N 86.03°E / 17.89; 86.03 (Omar) | 11.54 | 2006 | Great king father of Sharrkan and Zau al-Makán in The Tale of King Omar and his Sons | WGPSN |
| Otbah | 40.03°S 159.8°W / -40.03; -159.8 (Otbah) | 10.02 | 2006 | Figure in the tale Otbah and Rayya | WGPSN |
| Parwez | 22.95°N 25.56°W / 22.95; -25.56 (Parwez) | 13.49 | 2009 | Second prince brother of Bahman and Perizadah in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette | WGPSN |
| Peri-Banu | 62.04°N 40.86°E / 62.04; 40.86 (Peri-Banu) | 14.89 | 1982 | Genie who marries Ahmad and helps him fulfill the demands of his father | WGPSN |
| Perizadah | 21.12°S 155.11°W / -21.12; -155.11 (Perizadah) | 10.43 | 2009 | Youngest princess sister of Bahman and Parwez in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette | WGPSN |
| Rayya | 32.41°S 178.88°W / -32.41; -178.88 (Rayya) | 9.54 | 2006 | Female character in the tale Otbah and Rayya | WGPSN |
| Sabur | 23.9°S 63.82°E / -23.9; 63.82 (Sabur) | 7.53 | 2009 | King of Persia and father of Kamar in the tale The Ebony Horse | WGPSN |
| Salih | 5.99°S 4.4°W / -5.99; -4.4 (Salih) | 4.41 | 1982 | Brother of Julnar | WGPSN |
| Samad | 61.69°N 1.23°W / 61.69; -1.23 (Samad) | 14.98 | 1982 | Shayk who guides Musa and Talib to the mountains in The City of Brass | WGPSN |
| Shahrazad | 46.5°N 158.4°E / 46.5; 158.4 (Shahrazad) | 19.91 | 1982 | Heroine who tells King Shahryar The Tales of a Thousand Nights | WGPSN |
| Shahryar | 57.71°N 133.31°E / 57.71; 133.31 (Shahryar) | 24 | 1982 | King whom Shahrazad beguiles with the tales of a thousand nights and a night | WGPSN |
| Shakashik | 17.59°S 178.74°E / -17.59; 178.74 (Shakashik) | 8.5 | 2006 | The barber's sixth brother in The Hunchback's Tale | WGPSN |
| Sharrkan | 16.42°N 58.09°E / 16.42; 58.09 (Sharrkan) | 4.3 | 2006 | Son of the great King Omar in The Tale of King Omar and his Sons | WGPSN |
| Shirin | 2.27°S 172.82°W / -2.27; -172.82 (Shirin) | 8.84 | 2006 | Wife of King Khusrau in the tale Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman | WGPSN |
| Sindbad | 66.97°N 148.39°E / 66.97; 148.39 (Sindbad) | 29.44 | 1982 | Voyager who had many marvelous adventures on seven voyages | WGPSN |
| Yunan | 53.95°N 74.21°E / 53.95; 74.21 (Yunan) | 19.52 | 2009 | Fictional king of Persian city in the tale The Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban | WGPSN |
| Zaynab | 69.52°N 26.97°W / 69.52; -26.97 (Zaynab) | 23.8 | 2009 | Daughter of Dalilah in the tale The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher | WGPSN |
| Zumurrud | 22.23°S 177.95°E / -22.23; 177.95 (Zumurrud) | 20.8 | 2006 | Female character in the tale Ali Shar and Zumurrud | WGPSN |
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Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Eros
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelard | 3.5°S 12.2°W / -3.5; -12.2 (Abelard) | 1.1 | 2003 | Peter; French philosopher lover of Heloise (1079–1142) | WGPSN |
| Aida | 7.9°N 130.5°W / 7.9; -130.5 (Aida) | 1.6 | 2003 | Ethiopian slave beloved of Egyptian officer Radames in Verdi's opera Aida (Italy 1870) | WGPSN |
| Avtandil | 22.5°S 126.9°E / -22.5; 126.9 (Avtandil) | 1.2 | 2003 | Lover of Tinatin in Shota Rustavely's novel Knight in tiger-skin (Georgia 12th century) | WGPSN |
| Bovary | 61°S 27.3°W / -61; -27.3 (Bovary) | 0.8 | 2003 | Romantic heroine of Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary (France 19th century) | WGPSN |
| Casanova | 46.6°N 124°E / 46.6; 124 (Casanova) | 0.9 | 2003 | Giovanni; Italian adventurer lover and author (1725–1798) | WGPSN |
| Catherine | 9.1°N 171.1°W / 9.1; -171.1 (Catherine) | 1.1 | 2003 | Tragic lover of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights (England 1847) | WGPSN |
| Cupid | 8.1°N 129.8°E / 8.1; 129.8 (Cupid) | 1.8 | 2003 | Roman god of love equivalent of Eros | WGPSN |
| Don Juan | 29.5°N 3.3°E / 29.5; 3.3 (Don Juan) | 1.1 | 2003 | Lover character of medieval European legend retold in Molière's Don Juan (France 1665) | WGPSN |
| Don Quixote | 57.7°S 109.2°E / -57.7; 109.2 (Don Quixote) | 0.9 | 2003 | Knight-errant imagined Dulcinea as his lady-love in Cervantes' Don Quixote (Spain 1605) | WGPSN |
| Dulcinea | 76.1°S 87.1°E / -76.1; 87.1 (Dulcinea) | 1.4 | 2003 | Imaginary lady-love of the knight Don Quixote in Cervantes' Don Quixote (Spain 1605) | WGPSN |
| Eurydice | 13.5°N 170°W / 13.5; -170 (Eurydice) | 2.2 | 2003 | In Greek mythology wife of singer Orpheus who fails to bring her from Hades | WGPSN |
| Fujitsubo | 3.7°S 62.7°W / -3.7; -62.7 (Fujitsubo) | 1.7 | 2003 | Lover of Genji in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu first modern novel (Japan c.1000) | WGPSN |
| Galatea | 10.2°S 176.9°E / -10.2; 176.9 (Galatea) | 1.4 | 2003 | Woman in Greek mythology brought to life from statue by Pygmalion legendary king of Cyprus | WGPSN |
| Gamba | 20.6°S 54.1°W / -20.6; -54.1 (Gamba) | 1.3 | 2003 | Marina; companion of astronomer Galileo Galilei (Italy 17th century) | WGPSN |
| Genji | 19.5°S 88.6°W / -19.5; -88.6 (Genji) | 1.5 | 2003 | Prince lover of Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu (Japan c.1000) | WGPSN |
| Heathcliff | 7.4°N 167.9°W / 7.4; -167.9 (Heathcliff) | 1.1 | 2003 | Tragic lover of Catherine in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights (England 1847) | WGPSN |
| Himeros | 21.2°N 77.7°E / 21.2; 77.7 (Himeros) | 10 | 2003 | Attendant of Eros; personification of the longing of love in Greek mythology | WGPSN |
| Hios | 9.4°S 130.9°W / -9.4; -130.9 (Hios) | 1.3 | 2003 | Love child of Poseidon and Hiona in Greek mythology; also island (Chios) in the Aegean Sea | WGPSN |
| Jahan | 74.2°N 66.5°E / 74.2; 66.5 (Jahan) | 2.1 | 2003 | Shah; Mogul emperor built Taj Mahal in Agra India for wife Mumtaz Mahal (1592–1666) | WGPSN |
| Kastytis | 6.8°N 161.3°W / 6.8; -161.3 (Kastytis) | 1.7 | 2003 | Lithuanian blacksmith lover of sea goddess Jurate; taken by her to the sea floor | WGPSN |
| Leander | 25.6°N 149.7°E / 25.6; 149.7 (Leander) | 1.4 | 2003 | Lover of Hero swam to her across Hellespont every night and drowned; in despair Hero drowned herself | WGPSN |
| Leylie | 3°S 23.5°W / -3; -23.5 (Leylie) | 1.9 | 2003 | Majnoon's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi (Khorasan 1480s) | WGPSN |
| Lolita | 35.2°S 162.3°E / -35.2; 162.3 (Lolita) | 1.8 | 2003 | Young girl from V. Nabokov's novel Lolita (USA 1955) | WGPSN |
| Mahal | 79.4°N 170°W / 79.4; -170 (Mahal) | 1.2 | 2003 | Mumtaz; Mogul empress; favorite wife of Shah Jahan who built Taj Mahal (1592–1631) | WGPSN |
| Majnoon | 3.8°N 28.8°W / 3.8; -28.8 (Majnoon) | 2.1 | 2003 | Leylie's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi (Khorasan 1480s) | WGPSN |
| Mélisande | 67.1°N 174.4°E / 67.1; 174.4 (Mélisande) | 1 | 2003 | Wife of Prince Golaud and lover of his half-brother Pelléas in Maeterlinck drama (Belgium 1892) | WGPSN |
| Narcissus | 18.2°N 7.1°W / 18.2; -7.1 (Narcissus) | 2.9 | 2003 | Young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water | WGPSN |
| Orpheus | 25.6°N 176.7°W / 25.6; -176.7 (Orpheus) | 1.1 | 2003 | Singer and musician in Greek mythology; fails to bring his love Eurydice from Hades | WGPSN |
| Pao-yü | 73.2°S 105.6°W / -73.2; -105.6 (Pao-yü) | 0.8 | 2003 | Lover of Tai-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China 18th century; also Dream of the Red Chamber 1929) | WGPSN |
| Pelléas | 63.1°N 138.7°E / 63.1; 138.7 (Pelléas) | 1.2 | 2003 | Beloved of Mélisande in Maeterlinck drama and later musical works by Faure Debussy and Schoenberg | WGPSN |
| Psyche | 31.6°N 94.6°W / 31.6; -94.6 (Psyche) | 4.8 | 2003 | Beloved of Eros; personification of human soul in Greek mythology | WGPSN |
| Pygmalion | 1.8°S 168.9°E / -1.8; 168.9 (Pygmalion) | 1.7 | 2003 | King of Cyprus; carved statue of woman brought to life as Galatea whom he married | WGPSN |
| Radames | 5.2°S 115.1°W / -5.2; -115.1 (Radames) | 1.6 | 2003 | Egyptian officer beloved of Ethiopian slave Aida in Verdi's opera Aida (Italy 1870) | WGPSN |
| Selene | 14.2°S 12.5°W / -14.2; -12.5 (Selene) | 3.6 | 2003 | Moon goddess in Greek mythology lover of Endymion | WGPSN |
| Tai-yü | 47°S 126.1°W / -47; -126.1 (Tai-yü) | 1.4 | 2003 | Beloved by Pao-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China 18th century; also Dream of the Red Chamber 1929) | WGPSN |
| Tutanekai | 56.4°N 3.3°W / 56.4; -3.3 (Tutanekai) | 2.1 | 2003 | Māori hero beloved of young maiden Hinemoa who swam across Lake Rotorua to marry him | WGPSN |
| Valentine | 14.6°N 151.6°E / 14.6; 151.6 (Valentine) | 2.2 | 2003 | St. Valentine's Day (principally Roman) for all lovers | WGPSN |
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelous | 61.9°N 11.78°W / 61.9; -11.78 (Achelous) | 40 | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. | WGPSN |
| Adad | 57.43°N 1.98°E / 57.43; 1.98 (Adad) | 39 | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. | WGPSN |
| Adapa | 73.08°N 31.32°W / 73.08; -31.32 (Adapa) | 57 | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. | WGPSN |
| Agreus | 15.87°N 127.3°E / 15.87; 127.3 (Agreus) | 63 | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. | WGPSN |
| Agrotes | 60.93°N 167.38°E / 60.93; 167.38 (Agrotes) | 74 | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. | WGPSN |
| Aleyin | 15.14°N 134.08°W / 15.14; -134.08 (Aleyin) | 12.4 | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs. | WGPSN |
| Ammura | 31.76°N 17.65°E / 31.76; 17.65 (Ammura) | 61.5 | 1979 | Amurru, Mesopotamian; god representing the western nomads. | WGPSN |
| Amon | 33.69°N 139.39°E / 33.69; 139.39 (Amon) | 102 | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. | WGPSN |
| Amset | 14.41°S 178.75°W / -14.41; -178.75 (Amset) | 11 | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. | WGPSN |
| Anat | 4.1°S 128°W / -4.1; -128 (Anat) | 2.9 | 1985 | Anat, Ugaritic war goddess. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Andjeti | 52.75°S 161.1°W / -52.75; -161.1 (Andjeti) | 52 | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. | WGPSN |
| Anhur | 32.63°N 167.68°E / 32.63; 167.68 (Anhur) | 25 | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. | WGPSN |
| Antum | 5.09°N 141.06°E / 5.09; 141.06 (Antum) | 14.75 | 1985 | Antum, Mesopotamian; wife of Anu. | WGPSN |
| Anu | 65.24°N 15.75°E / 65.24; 15.75 (Anu) | 55 | 1979 | Anu, Mesopotamian sky god. | WGPSN |
| Anubis | 84.44°S 128.66°W / -84.44; -128.66 (Anubis) | 114 | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. | WGPSN |
| Anzu | 63.51°N 62.73°W / 63.51; -62.73 (Anzu) | 210 | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. | WGPSN |
| Apophis | 8.12°S 83.84°E / -8.12; 83.84 (Apophis) | 57 | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. | WGPSN |
| Ashîma | 39.05°S 122.98°W / -39.05; -122.98 (Ashîma) | 84 | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. | WGPSN |
| Asshur | 54.16°N 26.52°E / 54.16; 26.52 (Asshur) | 25.5 | 1979 | Asshur, national god of ancient Assyria. | WGPSN |
| Atra-hasis | 22.54°N 105.89°E / 22.54; 105.89 (Atra-hasis) | 133 | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. | WGPSN |
| Aya | 68.34°N 37.98°E / 68.34; 37.98 (Aya) | 38 | 1979 | Aya, Mesopotamian dawn goddess; wife of Shamash. | WGPSN |
| Ba'al | 24.92°N 30.03°E / 24.92; 30.03 (Ba'al) | 43 | 1979 | Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god. | WGPSN |
| Bau | 23.05°N 48.67°W / 23.05; -48.67 (Bau) | 77 | 1988 | Bau, Mesopotamian medicine goddess; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. | WGPSN |
| Bes | 25.48°S 179.04°E / -25.48; 179.04 (Bes) | 63 | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. | WGPSN |
| Chrysor | 15.3°N 134.34°W / 15.3; -134.34 (Chrysor) | 7 | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. | WGPSN |
| Cisti | 31.6°S 64.23°W / -31.6; -64.23 (Cisti) | 70 | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. | WGPSN |
| Damkina | 30.17°S 4.88°W / -30.17; -4.88 (Damkina) | 190 | 2006 | Damkina, wife of the Mesopotamian god Enki (Ea), mother of Marduk in Enuma Elish. | WGPSN |
| Danel | 4.33°S 21.3°W / -4.33; -21.3 (Danel) | 56 | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. | WGPSN |
| Dendera | 1.12°S 104.54°E / -1.12; 104.54 (Dendera) | 82 | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.) | WGPSN |
| Diment | 23.14°N 8.23°E / 23.14; 8.23 (Diment) | 40 | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Ea | 17.72°N 148.73°W / 17.72; -148.73 (Ea) | 20 | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. | WGPSN |
| El | 1.01°N 151.36°W / 1.01; -151.36 (El) | 55 | 1997 | El, head of the pantheon of Ugarit in the late Bronze Age. | WGPSN |
| Enkidu | 26.61°S 34.87°E / -26.61; 34.87 (Enkidu) | 122 | 1982 | Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. | WGPSN |
| Enlil | 55.36°N 47.9°E / 55.36; 47.9 (Enlil) | 34.6 | 1979 | Enlil, head of the Mesopotamian pantheon. | WGPSN |
| En-zu | 11.59°N 168.4°W / 11.59; -168.4 (En-zu) | 5 | 1997 | Enzu, one of the names of the Mesopotamian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Epigeus | 22.96°N 179.35°E / 22.96; 179.35 (Epigeus) | 343 | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenician god. | WGPSN |
| Erichthonius | 15.32°S 175.26°W / -15.32; -175.26 (Erichthonius) | 31 | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Eshmun | 17.45°S 167.88°E / -17.45; 167.88 (Eshmun) | 98 | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. | WGPSN |
| Etana | 74.74°N 19.65°E / 74.74; 19.65 (Etana) | 46 | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. | WGPSN |
| Gad | 13.56°S 137.56°W / -13.56; -137.56 (Gad) | 72 | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. | WGPSN |
| Geb | 56.41°N 177.35°E / 56.41; 177.35 (Geb) | 60 | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. | WGPSN |
| Geinos | 18.64°N 140.56°E / 18.64; 140.56 (Geinos) | 56 | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. | WGPSN |
| Gilgamesh | 62.84°S 124.83°W / -62.84; -124.83 (Gilgamesh) | 153 | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. | WGPSN |
| Gir | 34.05°N 145.75°W / 34.05; -145.75 (Gir) | 73 | 1985 | Girra, Mesopotamian fire god. | WGPSN |
| Gula | 64.15°N 12.3°W / 64.15; -12.3 (Gula) | 38 | 1979 | Gula, Mesopotamian; medicine goddess. | WGPSN |
| Gushkin | 20.75°N 45.98°W / 20.75; -45.98 (Gushkin) | 40.5 | 2016 | Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths. | WGPSN |
| Halieus | 34.45°N 167.14°W / 34.45; -167.14 (Halieus) | 90 | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. | WGPSN |
| Hapi | 30.57°S 147.34°E / -30.57; 147.34 (Hapi) | 96 | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. | WGPSN |
| Harakhtes | 35.95°N 100.26°W / 35.95; -100.26 (Harakhtes) | 108 | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. | WGPSN |
| Haroeris | 28.53°N 63.18°E / 28.53; 63.18 (Haroeris) | 70 | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. | WGPSN |
| Hathor | 66.9°S 91.26°E / -66.9; 91.26 (Hathor) | 173 | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. | WGPSN |
| Hay-tau | 14.44°N 133.13°W / 14.44; -133.13 (Hay-tau) | 27 | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. | WGPSN |
| Hedetet | 32.91°S 108.99°E / -32.91; 108.99 (Hedetet) | 106 | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. | WGPSN |
| Hershef | 47.39°N 90.62°E / 47.39; 90.62 (Hershef) | 120 | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. | WGPSN |
| Humbaba | 55.15°S 67.31°W / -55.15; -67.31 (Humbaba) | 40 | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. | WGPSN |
| Ilah | 22°N 160.62°W / 22; -160.62 (Ilah) | 76 | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god.[citation needed] | WGPSN |
| Ilus | 13.46°S 110.43°W / -13.46; -110.43 (Ilus) | 90 | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. | WGPSN |
| Irkalla | 32.52°S 114.84°W / -32.52; -114.84 (Irkalla) | 117 | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. | WGPSN |
| Ishkur | 0.37°N 8.37°W / 0.37; -8.37 (Ishkur) | 67 | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. | WGPSN |
| Isimu | 8.5°N 8.37°W / 8.5; -8.37 (Isimu) | 89.5 | 1985 | Isimud, Sumerian god, servant of Enki. | WGPSN |
| Isis | 67.28°S 158.8°E / -67.28; 158.8 (Isis) | 75 | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. | WGPSN |
| Kadi | 47.68°N 178.5°W / 47.68; -178.5 (Kadi) | 87 | 1985 | KA.DI, a writing of the name of the Mesopotamian god Ishtaran. | WGPSN |
| Khensu | 1.02°N 152.93°W / 1.02; -152.93 (Khensu) | 17 | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Khepri | 20.41°N 147.56°W / 20.41; -147.56 (Khepri) | 47 | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. | WGPSN |
| Khonsu | 37.51°S 169.17°E / -37.51; 169.17 (Khonsu) | 80 | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Khumbam | 24.1°S 24.65°E / -24.1; 24.65 (Khumbam) | 57 | 1979 | Humban, Elamite god of kingship. | WGPSN |
| Kingu | 34.66°S 132.97°E / -34.66; 132.97 (Kingu) | 78 | 1988 | Kingu, Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. | WGPSN |
| Kishar | 72.7°N 10.54°E / 72.7; 10.54 (Kishar) | 78 | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. | WGPSN |
| Kittu | 0.4°N 25.4°E / 0.4; 25.4 (Kittu) | 15 | 1985 | Kittum, Mesopotamian; a goddess of justice. | WGPSN |
| Kulla | 33.22°N 113.87°W / 33.22; -113.87 (Kulla) | 93 | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. | WGPSN |
| Lagamal | 64.3°N 115.79°E / 64.3; 115.79 (Lagamal) | 131 | 2000 | Lagamal, Mesopotamian; minor underworld deity. | WGPSN |
| Latpon | 58.74°N 171.21°W / 58.74; -171.21 (Latpon) | 43 | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. | WGPSN |
| Lugalmeslam | 23.72°N 166.11°E / 23.72; 166.11 (Lugalmeslam) | 64 | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. | WGPSN |
| Lumha | 36.01°N 154.23°W / 36.01; -154.23 (Lumha) | 58 | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. | WGPSN |
| Maa | 1.3°N 156.37°E / 1.3; 156.37 (Maa) | 31 | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. | WGPSN |
| Mehit | 28.95°N 164.39°W / 28.95; -164.39 (Mehit) | 47 | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. | WGPSN |
| Melkart | 9.86°S 173.93°E / -9.86; 173.93 (Melkart) | 105 | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. | WGPSN |
| Menhit | 36.31°S 140.32°W / -36.31; -140.32 (Menhit) | 140 | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. | WGPSN |
| Min | 29.23°N 1.26°W / 29.23; -1.26 (Min) | 33 | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. | WGPSN |
| Mir | 3.3°S 129.7°E / -3.3; 129.7 (Mir) | 8 | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. | WGPSN |
| Misharu | 4.31°S 24.11°E / -4.31; 24.11 (Misharu) | 88 | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. | WGPSN |
| Mont | 44.62°N 48.05°E / 44.62; 48.05 (Mont) | 15 | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. | WGPSN |
| Mor | 30.55°N 32.65°E / 30.55; 32.65 (Mor) | 41 | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. | WGPSN |
| Mot | 9.93°N 165.95°W / 9.93; -165.95 (Mot) | 23 | 1997 | Mot, Ugaritic personification of death. | WGPSN |
| Mush | 15.12°S 114.77°W / -15.12; -114.77 (Mush) | 99 | 1985 | dMUŠ, logographic writing of the name of the Sumerian snake god Nirah. | WGPSN |
| Nabu | 45.39°S 1.19°W / -45.39; -1.19 (Nabu) | 40 | 1979 | Nabu, Mesopotamian; scribe god. | WGPSN |
| Nah-Hunte | 17.76°S 85.26°W / -17.76; -85.26 (Nah-Hunte) | 47 | 2000 | Nahhunte, Elamite; sun god. | WGPSN |
| Namtar | 58.34°S 19.3°E / -58.34; 19.3 (Namtar) | 50 | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. | WGPSN |
| Nanna | 17.61°S 118.13°E / -17.61; 118.13 (Nanna) | 56 | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. | WGPSN |
| Nefertum | 44.35°N 38.96°E / 44.35; 38.96 (Nefertum) | 29 | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. | WGPSN |
| Neheh | 72.13°N 62.66°W / 72.13; -62.66 (Neheh) | 54 | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. | WGPSN |
| Neith | 29.45°N 6.97°W / 29.45; -6.97 (Neith) | 90 | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. | WGPSN |
| Nergal | 38.58°N 159.67°E / 38.58; 159.67 (Nergal) | 9.6 | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. | WGPSN |
| Nidaba | 17.75°N 123.43°W / 17.75; -123.43 (Nidaba) | 199 | 1985 | Nisaba, Sumerian scribal arts and grain goddess. | WGPSN |
| Nigirsu | 58.26°S 39.43°E / -58.26; 39.43 (Nigirsu) | 53 | 1979 | Nigirsu, Mesopotamian; tutelary god of Girsu, portrayed as a warrior and a farmer. | WGPSN |
| Ningishzida | 14.11°N 170.16°E / 14.11; 170.16 (Ningishzida) | 32 | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. | WGPSN |
| Ninkasi | 59.21°N 48.85°W / 59.21; -48.85 (Ninkasi) | 81 | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. | WGPSN |
| Ninki | 8.37°S 120.79°W / -8.37; -120.79 (Ninki) | 194 | 1985 | Ninki, Mesopotamian; primordial deity. | WGPSN |
| Ninlil | 6.27°N 118.32°W / 6.27; -118.32 (Ninlil) | 91 | 1985 | Ninlil, Mesopotamian; wife of Enlil, co-ruler of the pantheon. | WGPSN |
| Ninsum | 14.35°S 140.55°W / -14.35; -140.55 (Ninsum) | 88 | 1985 | Ninsun, Mesopotamian; Gilgamesh's divine mother. | WGPSN |
| Nut | 54.21°S 90.8°E / -54.21; 90.8 (Nut) | 90 | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. | WGPSN |
| Osiris | 38°S 166.31°W / -38; -166.31 (Osiris) | 107 | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Ptah | 65.9°S 142.95°E / -65.9; 142.95 (Ptah) | 30 | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. | WGPSN |
| Punt | 24.89°S 120.15°E / -24.89; 120.15 (Punt) | 135 | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. | WGPSN |
| Ruti | 13.23°N 51.35°E / 13.23; 51.35 (Ruti) | 16 | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. | WGPSN |
| Saltu | 14.15°S 7.23°E / -14.15; 7.23 (Saltu) | 40 | 2006 | Saltu, Mesopotamian; a figure in the Agushaya Hymn representing discord and hostility. | WGPSN |
| Sapas | 57.45°N 33.99°W / 57.45; -33.99 (Sapas) | 56 | 1979 | Shapash, Ugaritic; sun goddess, "torch of the gods." | WGPSN |
| Sati | 30.84°N 12.8°W / 30.84; -12.8 (Sati) | 95 | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. | WGPSN |
| Sebek | 61.25°N 3.22°E / 61.25; 3.22 (Sebek) | 61 | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. | WGPSN |
| Seima | 17.09°N 144.03°E / 17.09; 144.03 (Seima) | 38 | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. | WGPSN |
| Seker | 39.16°S 14.62°E / -39.16; 14.62 (Seker) | 103 | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. | WGPSN |
| Selket | 15.03°N 105.7°W / 15.03; -105.7 (Selket) | 168 | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. | WGPSN |
| Serapis | 12.4°S 44.11°W / -12.4; -44.11 (Serapis) | 169 | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. | WGPSN |
| Shu | 43.16°N 3.16°E / 43.16; 3.16 (Shu) | 44 | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. | WGPSN |
| Sin | 52.94°N 2.54°E / 52.94; 2.54 (Sin) | 19 | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. | WGPSN |
| Tammuz | 13.45°N 129.24°E / 13.45; 129.24 (Tammuz) | 51 | 1985 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. | WGPSN |
| Tanit | 57.49°N 36.62°W / 57.49; -36.62 (Tanit) | 26 | 1979 | Tanit, Phoenician; tuterlary goddess of Carthage. | WGPSN |
| Tashmetum | 39.72°S 95.46°E / -39.72; 95.46 (Tashmetum) | 135 | 2000 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Nabu. | WGPSN |
| Ta-urt | 27.66°N 55.8°E / 27.66; 55.8 (Ta-urt) | 94 | 1988 | Taweret, Egyptian goddess. | WGPSN |
| Teshub | 68.3°S 80.72°E / -68.3; 80.72 (Teshub) | 188 | 1994 | Teshub, Hurrian; weather god. | WGPSN |
| Thoth | 43.22°S 147.25°W / -43.22; -147.25 (Thoth) | 102 | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. | WGPSN |
| Tros | 11.14°N 27.26°W / 11.14; -27.26 (Tros) | 94 | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. | WGPSN |
| Upuant | 46.4°N 40.46°E / 46.4; 40.46 (Upuant) | 17 | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. | WGPSN |
| We-ila | 12.36°S 69.65°E / -12.36; 69.65 (We-ila) | 36 | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. | WGPSN |
| Wepwawet | 69.89°S 59.81°W / -69.89; -59.81 (Wepwawet) | 86 | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. | WGPSN |
| Zakar | 31.28°N 26.33°E / 31.28; 26.33 (Zakar) | 170 | 1997 | Zakar, Mesopotamian dream god. | WGPSN |
| Zaqar | 58.16°N 37.41°W / 58.16; -37.41 (Zaqar) | 33 | 1979 | Zaqar, Mesopotamian dream god | WGPSN |
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keret | 16.0°N 35.2°W / 16.0; -35.2 (Keret) | 36.0 | 1979 | Dropped. Keret, Ugaritic hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery. | WGPSN |
| Khnum | 17.8°S 85.2°W / -17.8; -85.2 (Khnum) | 45.0 | – | Not approved named. Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena. | WGPSN |
| Wadjet | 53.8°S 268.9°W / -53.8; -268.9 (Wadjet) | 100.0 | 2000 | Dropped name. Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut. | WGPSN |
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Gaspra (31)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Gaspra
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix | 47.9°N 160.3°W / 47.9; -160.3 (Aix) | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in France | WGPSN |
| Alupka | 65°N 65°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | WGPSN |
| Baden-Baden | 46°N 55°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Germany | WGPSN |
| Badgastein | 25°N 3°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Austria | WGPSN |
| Bagnoles | 55°N 122°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in France | WGPSN |
| Bath | 13.4°N 9.7°W / 13.4; -9.7 (Bath) | 0.9 | 1994 | Spa in England | WGPSN |
| Beppu | 3.9°N 58.4°W / 3.9; -58.4 (Beppu) | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa on Kyushu Japan | WGPSN |
| Brookton | 27.7°N 103.3°W / 27.7; -103.3 (Brookton) | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in New York USA | WGPSN |
| Calistoga | 30°N 2°W | 1.2 | 1994 | Resort in California USA | WGPSN |
| Carlsbad | 29.7°N 88.8°W / 29.7; -88.8 (Carlsbad) | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in Czech Republic | WGPSN |
| Charax | 8.6°N -0°E / 8.6; -0 (Charax) | 0.9 | 1994 | Roman fortress in Gaspra Crimea Ukraine | WGPSN |
| Helwan | 22.4°N 118.9°W / 22.4; -118.9 (Helwan) | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Egypt | WGPSN |
| Ixtapan | 11.9°N 86.9°W / 11.9; -86.9 (Ixtapan) | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Mexico | WGPSN |
| Katsiveli | 55°N 65°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | WGPSN |
| Krynica | 49°N 35°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Health resort in Poland | WGPSN |
| Lisdoonvarna | 16.5°N 1.9°E / 16.5; 1.9 (Lisdoonvarna) | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Ireland | WGPSN |
| Loutraki | 42°N 140°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Greece | WGPSN |
| Mandal | 23.5°N 46.5°W / 23.5; -46.5 (Mandal) | 0.1 | 1994 | Spa in Norway | WGPSN |
| Manikaran | 62°N 155°W | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in India | WGPSN |
| Marienbad | 35.4°N 81.8°W / 35.4; -81.8 (Marienbad) | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in Czech Republic | WGPSN |
| Miskhor | 15°N 65.9°W / 15; -65.9 (Miskhor) | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | WGPSN |
| Moree | 15.1°N 164.4°W / 15.1; -164.4 (Moree) | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Australia | WGPSN |
| Ramlösa | 15°N 4.9°W / 15; -4.9 (Ramlösa) | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Sweden | WGPSN |
| Rio Hondo | 31.7°N 20.7°W / 31.7; -20.7 (Rio Hondo) | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in Argentina | WGPSN |
| Rotorua | 18.8°N 30.7°W / 18.8; -30.7 (Rotorua) | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in New Zealand | WGPSN |
| Saratoga | 50°N 90°E | 2.8 | 1994 | Spa in New York USA | WGPSN |
| Spa | 51.5°N 152°W / 51.5; -152 (Spa) | 1.6 | 1994 | Health resort in Belgium | WGPSN |
| Tang-Shan | 59°N 104°E | 2.1 | 1994 | Spa in China | WGPSN |
| Yalova | 29°N 10°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Health resort in Turkey | WGPSN |
| Yalta | 57.6°N 98.7°E / 57.6; 98.7 (Yalta) | 1.4 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | WGPSN |
| Zohar | 23°N 118°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Israel | WGPSN |
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Hyperion (4)
Main article: List of geological features on Hyperion § Craters
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahloo | 36°N 164°E | n.a. | 1982 | Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies (Aboriginal mythology) | WGPSN |
| Helios | 71°N 132°W | n.a. | 1982 | Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion (Greek mythology) | WGPSN |
| Jarilo | 61°N 177°E | n.a. | 1982 | Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love (Slavic mythology) | WGPSN |
| Meri | 3°N 171°W | n.a. | 1982 | Meri, folk hero; the Sun (Bororó people) | WGPSN |
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Iapetus (58)
Main article: List of geological features on Iapetus § Craters
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abisme | 37.53°N 92.92°W / 37.53; -92.92 (Abisme) | 767.74 | 2013 | A Saracen lord killed by Archbishop Turpin | WGPSN |
| Acelin | 42.7°N 154.9°W / 42.7; -154.9 (Acelin) | 38 | 2008 | Aceline of Gascony one of the Twelve Peers the council of King Charles | WGPSN |
| Adelroth | 6.6°N 176.4°E / 6.6; 176.4 (Adelroth) | 57 | 2008 | Marsilion's nephew killed by Roland in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Almeric | 53.4°N 84°E / 53.4; 84 (Almeric) | 43 | 1982 | One of 12 peers killed by Marsilion | WGPSN |
| Anseïs | 40.7°S 69.2°E / -40.7; 69.2 (Anseïs) | 48 | 2008 | One of the Twelve Peers; kills Turgis; killed by Malquiant | WGPSN |
| Astor | 14.9°N 38.8°E / 14.9; 38.8 (Astor) | 122 | 2008 | A French baron; ruled over Valence on Rhone | WGPSN |
| Baligant | 16.4°N 135.1°E / 16.4; 135.1 (Baligant) | 66 | 1982 | Emir of Babylon; Marsilion enlisted his help against Charlemagne | WGPSN |
| Basan | 33.3°N 165.3°E / 33.3; 165.3 (Basan) | 76 | 1982 | French baron; Murdered while serving as Ambassador of Marsilon | WGPSN |
| Basbrun | 52°S 111.8°W / -52; -111.8 (Basbrun) | 80 | 2008 | Charlemagne's officer who hung Ganelon's 30 relatives | WGPSN |
| Basile | 0.7°S 172.1°E / -0.7; 172.1 (Basile) | 6 | 2008 | French baron; murdered near Haltile with his brother Basan while serving as ambassador to Marsilion | WGPSN |
| Berenger | 62.1°N 140.3°E / 62.1; 140.3 (Berenger) | 84 | 1982 | One of twelve peers; killed Estramarin; killed by Grandoyne | WGPSN |
| Besgun | 76°N 50.2°E / 76; 50.2 (Besgun) | 56 | 1982 | Chief cook for Charlemagne's army; he guarded Ganelon after Ganelon's treachery was discovered | WGPSN |
| Bevon | 70.7°N 93°W / 70.7; -93 (Bevon) | 48 | 2008 | A French baron; killed by Marsilion | WGPSN |
| Bramimond | 38°N 178°W | 200 | 2008 | Queen of Saragossa wife of Marsilion | WGPSN |
| Charlemagne | 55°N 101.2°E / 55; 101.2 (Charlemagne) | 95 | 1982 | Emperor of France and Germanic nations; his forces fought the Saracens in Spain | WGPSN |
| Clarin | 18.3°N 71.6°W / 18.3; -71.6 (Clarin) | 84 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Climborin | 30.4°N 116.9°W / 30.4; -116.9 (Climborin) | 49 | 2008 | Saracen lord who gave his helmet to Ganelon; killed by Oliver | WGPSN |
| Corsablis | 0.9°N 114.2°W / 0.9; -114.2 (Corsablis) | 73 | 2008 | Saracen lord; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed Archbishop Turpin in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Dapamort | 36.6°N 84.9°W / 36.6; -84.9 (Dapamort) | 49 | 2008 | A Saracen king from Lycia; leader in Baligant's army | WGPSN |
| Engelier | 40.5°S 95.3°E / -40.5; 95.3 (Engelier) | 504 | 2008 | One of Twelve Peers the Gascon of Bordeaux; the most valiant knight killed by Climborin in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Escremiz | 1.6°N 173.5°W / 1.6; -173.5 (Escremiz) | 0.06 | 2008 | Escremiz of Valterne; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed by Engelier in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Eudropin | 0.9°N 139.3°E / 0.9; 139.3 (Eudropin) | 42 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Falsaron | 33.8°N 82.6°W / 33.8; -82.6 (Falsaron) | 424 | 2008 | Brother of King Marsilion; killed by Oliver | WGPSN |
| Ganelon | 44.3°S 19.8°W / -44.3; -19.8 (Ganelon) | 230 | 2008 | French count; stepfather of Roland; brother-in-law of Roland's uncle Charlemagne; betrays Roland and the French rear guard to Marsilion | WGPSN |
| Garlon | 3.2°S 119.5°E / -3.2; 119.5 (Garlon) | 47 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Geboin | 58.6°N 173.4°W / 58.6; -173.4 (Geboin) | 81 | 1982 | Guarded French dead; became leader of Charlemagne's 2nd column | WGPSN |
| Gerin | 45.6°S 127°E / -45.6; 127 (Gerin) | 445 | 2008 | One of the Twelve Peers; kills Malprimis; killed by Grandoyne | WGPSN |
| Godefroy | 71.9°N 110.9°E / 71.9; 110.9 (Godefroy) | 63 | 1982 | Standard bearer of Charlemagne; brother of Tierri Charlemagne's defender against Pinabel | WGPSN |
| Grandoyne | 17.7°N 145.5°E / 17.7; 145.5 (Grandoyne) | 65 | 1982 | Son of Cappadocian King Capuel; killed Gerin Gerier Berenger Guy St. Antoine Duke Astorge; killed by Roland | WGPSN |
| Hamon | 10.6°N 90°E / 10.6; 90 (Hamon) | 96 | 1982 | Joint Commander of Charlemagne's Eighth Division | WGPSN |
| Ivon | 18°N 45°E | 100 | 2008 | Frankish baron one of the Twelve Peers | WGPSN |
| Johun | 12.4°N 83.4°W / 12.4; -83.4 (Johun) | 64 | 2008 | Johun of Outremer; Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Jurfaleu | 13°N 2.5°W / 13; -2.5 (Jurfaleu) | 107 | 2008 | Son of Marsilion Saracen king of Spain | WGPSN |
| Lorant | 65.2°N 159.8°W / 65.2; -159.8 (Lorant) | 44 | 1982 | French commander of one of first divisions against Baligant; killed by Baligant | WGPSN |
| Malprimis | 15.2°S 118.2°W / -15.2; -118.2 (Malprimis) | 377 | 2008 | A Saracen lord from Brigale; killed by Gerin in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Malun | 5.9°N 41.3°W / 5.9; -41.3 (Malun) | 121 | 2008 | A Saracen lord; killed by Oliver | WGPSN |
| Margaris | 27.7°N 135.8°W / 27.7; -135.8 (Margaris) | 75 | 2008 | Saracen lord from Seville; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass | WGPSN |
| Marsilion | 39.2°N 176.1°W / 39.2; -176.1 (Marsilion) | 136 | 1982 | Saracen king of Spain; Roland wounds him and he died of wound later | WGPSN |
| Matthay | 3.5°S 172.6°E / -3.5; 172.6 (Matthay) | 58 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Milon | 67.9°N 89.8°E / 67.9; 89.8 (Milon) | 119 | 1982 | Guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces | WGPSN |
| Naimon | 9.3°N 30.7°E / 9.3; 30.7 (Naimon) | 244 | 2008 | King Charles’ wisest counselor | WGPSN |
| Nevelon | 33.2°S 163°E / -33.2; 163 (Nevelon) | 49 | 2008 | Shares command of Charlemagne's sixth division; leader of part of the 5th column | WGPSN |
| Ogier | 42.5°N 84.9°E / 42.5; 84.9 (Ogier) | 100 | 1982 | Dane who led 3rd column in Charlemagne's army against Baligant's forces | WGPSN |
| Oliver | 62.5°N 159.2°E / 62.5; 159.2 (Oliver) | 113 | 1982 | Roland's friend; mortally wounded by Marganice | WGPSN |
| Othon | 33.3°N 12.2°E / 33.3; 12.2 (Othon) | 86 | 1982 | One of twelve peers; guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces; sixth column leader | WGPSN |
| Pinabel | 39°S 33°W | 83 | 2008 | Pinabel of Sorence a French baron Ganelon's kinsmen and skilled speaker. Large and powerful he agrees to fight Thierry to settle the issue of Ganelon's guilt and he lost the judicial combat | WGPSN |
| Priamon | 1.5°N 173°E / 1.5; 173 (Priamon) | 17 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | WGPSN |
| Rabel | 64.4°S 166.2°W / -64.4; -166.2 (Rabel) | 91 | 2008 | A French baron; takes Roland's place at vanguard of Charlemagne's forces; leads first column | WGPSN |
| Roland | 73.3°N 25.2°W / 73.3; -25.2 (Roland) | 144 | 1982 | Charlemagne's nephew; led rear guard of French forces; hero in song of Roland | WGPSN |
| Rugis | 0.1°S 99°W / -0.1; -99 (Rugis) | 19 | 2008 | Saracen lord one of the Saracen Twelve Peers | WGPSN |
| Samson | 6.5°N 61.4°E / 6.5; 61.4 (Samson) | 33 | 2008 | French baron Duke of Burgundy; one of the Twelve Peers; killed by Valdebron | WGPSN |
| Thierry | 55°S 8°W | 110 | 2008 | French knight; Duke of Argonne; brother of Godefroy Charlemagne's standard bearer. At Ganelon's trial Thierry alone insists on Ganelon's guilt | WGPSN |
| Tibbald | 57°N 2°E | 160 | 2008 | Tibbald of Reims; French baron; guarded French dead at Roncevaux | WGPSN |
| Timozel | 9.9°S 147.7°E / -9.9; 147.7 (Timozel) | 58 | 2008 | A Saracen lord; killed by Gerin and Gerier in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Torleu | 0.2°S 171.6°E / -0.2; 171.6 (Torleu) | 8 | 2008 | Leader in Baligant's army; king of Persia; killed by Rabel | WGPSN |
| Turgis | 16.9°N 28.4°W / 16.9; -28.4 (Turgis) | 580 | 2008 | A Saracen baron; count of Tortelosa; killed by Oliver in the first battle | WGPSN |
| Turpin | 47.7°N 1.4°W / 47.7; -1.4 (Turpin) | 87 | 1982 | Archbishop of Rheims in Song of Roland | WGPSN |
| Valdebron | 29.6°N 104.4°W / 29.6; -104.4 (Valdebron) | 49 | 2008 | Saracen lord gave his sword to Ganelon | WGPSN |
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Ida (21)
Main article: List of geological features on Ida and Dactyl § Craters
More information Crater, Named after ...
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Afon | Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia |
| Atea | Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea |
| Azzurra | Azzurra Grotto, Italy |
| Bilemot | Bilemot Cave, Korea |
| Castellana | Castellana Cave, Italy |
| Choukoutien | Choukoutien, China |
| Fingal | Fingal's Cave, UK |
| Kartchner | Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States |
| Kazumura | Kazumura Cave, HI, United States |
| Lascaux | Lascaux Cave, France |
| Lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States |
| Mammoth | Mammoth Cave, KY, United States |
| Manjang | Manjang Cave, Korea |
| Orgnac | Orgnac Cave, France |
| Padirac | Padirac Cave, France |
| Peacock | Peacock Cave, FL, United States |
| Postojna | Postojna Cave, Slovenia |
| Sterkfontein | Sterkfontein, South Africa |
| Stiffe | Stiffe Cave, Italy |
| Undara | Undara Cave, Australia |
| Viento | Viento Cave, Spain |
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Itokawa (10)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Itokawa
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina | 17°S 14°E | 0.02 | 2009 | Catalina Observatory near Tucson AZ USA | WGPSN |
| Fuchinobe | 34°N 91°W | 0.04 | 2009 | Place name in Sagamihara Japan | WGPSN |
| Gando | 76°S 155°W | n.a. | 2009 | Spanish launch facility on Gran Canaria | WGPSN |
| Hammaguira | 18°S 155°W | 0.03 | 2009 | French launch site in the Sahara Desert Algeria | WGPSN |
| Kamisunagawa | 28°S 45°E | 0.01 | 2009 | Town in Hokkaido Japan where a microgravity test facility is located | WGPSN |
| Kamoi | 6°N 116°W | 0.01 | 2009 | Town in Yokohama Japan where a factory of NEC TOSHIBA Space Systems Ltd. is located | WGPSN |
| Komaba | 10°S 102°E | 0.03 | 2009 | Place name in Tokyo where the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science is located | WGPSN |
| Laurel | 1°N 162°E | 0.02 | 2009 | City in Maryland USA where APL/JHU is located | WGPSN |
| Miyabaru | 40°S 116°W | 0.09 | 2009 | Radar site in the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan | WGPSN |
| San Marco | 28°S 41°W | n.a. | 2009 | An old oil platform near Kenya that served as a launch pad for Italian spacecraft | WGPSN |
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Janus (4)
Lutetia (19)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Lutetia
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagacum | 46°N 49°E | 3.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bavay in France | WGPSN |
| Basilia | 73°N 176°W | 3.5 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Basel in Switzerland | WGPSN |
| Bonna | 62°N 67°E | 6 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bonn in Germany | WGPSN |
| Burdigala | 52°N 149°W | 10 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bordeaux in France | WGPSN |
| Florentia | 23°N 137°E | 10.9 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Florence in Italy | WGPSN |
| Gaudiaco | 58°N 5°E | 6.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Joué-lès-Tours in France | WGPSN |
| Genua | 11°N 117°E | 1.8 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Genoa in Italy | WGPSN |
| Gerunda | 78°N 68°E | 4.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Girona in Spain | WGPSN |
| Lauriacum | 37°N 68°E | 1.5 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Enns in Austria; defines zero degrees longitude on Lutetia | WGPSN |
| Lugdunum | 10°N 141°W | 17 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Lyon in France | WGPSN |
| Massilia | 41°N 96°E | 61 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Marseille in France | WGPSN |
| Nicaea | 43°N 179°W | 21 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Nice in France | WGPSN |
| Patavium | 31°N 52°E | 9.3 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Padua in Italy | WGPSN |
| Roma | 13°N 117°W | 19 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Rome in Italy | WGPSN |
| Salomacus | 11°N 109°E | 7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Salles (Gironde) in France | WGPSN |
| Salona | 32°N 37°E | 7.1 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Solin in Croatia | WGPSN |
| Syracusae | 39°N 32°W | 7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Syracuse in Italy | WGPSN |
| Toletum | 87°N 161°E | 6 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Toledo in Spain | WGPSN |
| Turicum | 20°N 158°E | 3.8 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Zurich in Switzerland | WGPSN |
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Mars (1092)
Main article: List of craters on Mars
Mathilde (23)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Mathilde
Mercury (397)
Main article: List of craters on Mercury
Mimas (35)
More information Crater, Coordinates ...
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accolon | 70.56°S 175.59°E / -70.56; 175.59 (Accolon) | 48 | 1982 | Companion of Arthur's; he was tricked into jousting with Arthur | WGPSN |
| Arthur | 35.4°S 163.96°E / -35.4; 163.96 (Arthur) | 64 | 1982 | King of the Round Table Assemblage | WGPSN |
| Balin | 14.71°N 82.51°W / 14.71; -82.51 (Balin) | 35 | 1982 | Knight of matchless courage and virtue | WGPSN |
| Ban | 43.93°N 160.75°W / 43.93; -160.75 (Ban) | 37 | 1982 | King of Benwick; father of Sir Launcelot ally of Arthur in the battle of Bedgrayne | WGPSN |
| Bedivere | 9.57°N 149.42°W / 9.57; -149.42 (Bedivere) | 25 | 1982 | Arthurian knight | WGPSN |
| Bors | 41.82°N 172.3°W / 41.82; -172.3 (Bors) | 34 | 1982 | King of Gaul; father of Sir Ector de Marys Sir Bors Sir Lyonel | WGPSN |
| Dagonet | 47.84°N 98.38°E / 47.84; 98.38 (Dagonet) | 28 | 2008 | Fool at King Arthur's court | WGPSN |
| Dynas | 2.35°N 80.71°W / 2.35; -80.71 (Dynas) | 35 | 1982 | A knight of the Round Table | WGPSN |
| Elaine | 46.33°N 107°W / 46.33; -107 (Elaine) | 21 | 1982 | Daughter of King Pelles lover of Sir Launcelot and mother by him of Sir Galahad | WGPSN |
| Gaheris | 44.57°S 61.81°E / -44.57; 61.81 (Gaheris) | 23 | 1982 | Older son of King Lot; killed by Sir Launcelot in his rescue of Gwynevere from burning | WGPSN |
| Galahad | 45.32°S 145.31°W / -45.32; -145.31 (Galahad) | 34 | 1982 | Bastard son of Launcelot and Elaine. He went on the quest to find the Holy Grail | WGPSN |
| Gareth | 43.06°S 72.22°E / -43.06; 72.22 (Gareth) | 23 | 1982 | Youngest son of King Lot; killed by Sir Launcelot in his rescue of Gwynevere from burning | WGPSN |
| Gawain | 58.54°S 98.92°E / -58.54; 98.92 (Gawain) | 27 | 1982 | Eldest son of King Lot; Arthur's favorite cousin | WGPSN |
| Gwynevere | 17.6°S 36.3°E / -17.6; 36.3 (Gwynevere) | 42 | 1982 | Queen; wife of Arthur; lover of Launcelot | WGPSN |
| Herschel | 1.38°S 111.76°W / -1.38; -111.76 (Herschel) | 139 | 1982 | William; German-British astronomer; discovered Mimas and Enceladus (1738–1822) | WGPSN |
| Igraine | 41.99°S 128.79°E / -41.99; 128.79 (Igraine) | 38 | 1982 | Wife of Uther; mother of Arthur | WGPSN |
| Iseult | 47.24°S 33.78°W / -47.24; -33.78 (Iseult) | 21 | 1982 | Loved by Tristram | WGPSN |
| Kay | 44.61°N 120.54°W / 44.61; -120.54 (Kay) | 24 | 1982 | Royal seneschal at Arthur's court | WGPSN |
| Lamerok | 62.27°S 70.82°E / -62.27; 70.82 (Lamerok) | 20 | 1982 | Pellinore's son; sent testing horn to King Mark to expose adultery of Sir Tristram | WGPSN |
| Launcelot | 9.46°S 31.51°E / -9.46; 31.51 (Launcelot) | 30 | 1982 | King Arthur's favorite; champion and lover of Queen Gwynevere | WGPSN |
| Lot | 31.46°S 128.4°E / -31.46; 128.4 (Lot) | 22 | 1982 | Leader of the rebel kings of the north and west. Married Margawse and begat Sir Gawain Sir Aggravayne Sir Gaheris | WGPSN |
| Lucas | 40.75°N 139.65°E / 40.75; 139.65 (Lucas) | 40 | 2008 | Butler at King Arthur's court | WGPSN |
| Marhaus | 8.96°S 0.06°W / -8.96; -0.06 (Marhaus) | 34 | 2008 | Delivers poison wound to Tristram before being mortally wounded by him | WGPSN |
| Mark | 26.28°S 51.68°E / -26.28; 51.68 (Mark) | 20.8 | 1982 | King of Cornwall | WGPSN |
| Melyodas | 74.93°S 77.19°W / -74.93; -77.19 (Melyodas) | 40 | 2008 | King of Lyoness; marries King Mark's sister who dies bearing their son Sir Tristram | WGPSN |
| Merlin | 38.43°S 140.99°E / -38.43; 140.99 (Merlin) | 37 | 1982 | Magician and prophet; son of the devil; Arthur's mentor | WGPSN |
| Modred | 4.15°N 140.32°E / 4.15; 140.32 (Modred) | 26 | 1982 | Arthur's bastard son and mortal enemy; delivered fatal wound to Arthur but was killed by him | WGPSN |
| Morgan | 24.21°N 115.02°E / 24.21; 115.02 (Morgan) | 43 | 1982 | Arthur's half sister; enchantress; plotted to destroy Arthur but failed | WGPSN |
| Nero | 0.36°S 52.7°E / -0.36; 52.7 (Nero) | 22 | 2008 | King of the West principal enemy of Arthur | WGPSN |
| Palomides | 3.39°N 162°W / 3.39; -162 (Palomides) | 10 | 1982 | Saracen enemy of Tristam | WGPSN |
| Pellinore | 29.76°N 135.45°W / 29.76; -135.45 (Pellinore) | 36 | 1982 | King whose duty was to pursue the questing beast and either run it to earth or lose his strength | WGPSN |
| Percivale | 3.01°S 178.86°W / -3.01; -178.86 (Percivale) | 20 | 1982 | Very pure knight; accomplished quest of Holy Grail | WGPSN |
| Royns | 32.46°N 12.51°E / 32.46; 12.51 (Royns) | 22.1 | 2008 | King of the West principal enemy of Arthur | WGPSN |
| Tristram | 52.32°S 26°W / -52.32; -26 (Tristram) | 20 | 1982 | Saved Iseult; fell in love with her | WGPSN |
| Uther | 35.16°S 109.83°E / -35.16; 109.83 (Uther) | 34 | 1982 | Ruler of all Britain; Arthur's father | WGPSN |
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Miranda (7)
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso | 44°S 7.4°W / -44; -7.4 (Alonso) | 25 | 1988 | King of Naples in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Ferdinand | 34.8°S 157.9°W / -34.8; -157.9 (Ferdinand) | 17 | 1988 | Son of King of Naples; loves Miranda in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Francisco | 73.2°S 124°W / -73.2; -124 (Francisco) | 14 | 1988 | A lord of Naples in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Gonzalo | 11.4°S 77°E / -11.4; 77 (Gonzalo) | 11 | 1988 | Honest old counselor of Naples in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Prospero | 32.9°S 30.1°W / -32.9; -30.1 (Prospero) | 21 | 1988 | Rightful Duke of Mila in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Stephano | 41.1°S 125.9°W / -41.1; -125.9 (Stephano) | 16 | 1988 | A drunken butler in The Tempest | WGPSN |
| Trinculo | 63.7°S 163.4°E / -63.7; 163.4 (Trinculo) | 11 | 1988 | A jester in The Tempest | WGPSN |
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Oberon (9)
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony | 27.5°S 65.4°E / -27.5; 65.4 (Antony) | 47 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero in Anthony and Cleopatra | WGPSN |
| Caesar | 26.6°S 61.1°E / -26.6; 61.1 (Caesar) | 76 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero in Julius Caesar | WGPSN |
| Coriolanus | 11.4°S 14.8°W / -11.4; -14.8 (Coriolanus) | 120 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero | WGPSN |
| Falstaff | 22.1°S 19°E / -22.1; 19 (Falstaff) | 124 | 1988 | Shakespearean character in Merry Wives of Windsor | WGPSN |
| Hamlet | 46.1°S 44.4°E / -46.1; 44.4 (Hamlet) | 206 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero | WGPSN |
| Lear | 5.4°S 31.5°E / -5.4; 31.5 (Lear) | 126 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero in King Lear | WGPSN |
| Macbeth | 58.4°S 112.5°E / -58.4; 112.5 (Macbeth) | 203 | 1988 | Shakespearean hero | WGPSN |
| Othello | 66°S 42.9°E / -66; 42.9 (Othello) | 114 | 1988 | Shakespearean character | WGPSN |
| Romeo | 28.7°S 89.4°E / -28.7; 89.4 (Romeo) | 159 | 1988 | Shakespearean character in Romeo and Juliet | WGPSN |
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Phobos (17)
Main article: Phobos (moon) § Craters on Phobos
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clustril | 60°N 91°W | 3.4 | 2006 | Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| D'Arrest | 39°S 179°W | 2.1 | 1973 | Heinrich L.; German/Danish astronomer (1822–1875) | WGPSN |
| Drunlo | 36.5°N 92°W / 36.5; -92 (Drunlo) | 4.2 | 2006 | Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Flimnap | 60°N 10°E | 1.5 | 2006 | Treasurer of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Grildrig | 81°N 165°E | 2.6 | 2006 | Name given to Gulliver by the farmer's daughter in the giants’ country Brobdingnag in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Gulliver | 62°N 163°W | 5.5 | 2006 | Lemuel Gulliver surgeon captain and voyager in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Hall | 80°S 150°E | 5.4 | 1973 | Asaph; American astronomer discoverer of Phobos and Deimos (1829–1907) | WGPSN |
| Limtoc | 11°S 54°W | 2 | 2006 | General in Lilliput who prepared articles of impeachment against Gulliver in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Öpik | 7°S 63°E | 2 | 2011 | Ernst J. Estonian astronomer (1893–1985) | WGPSN |
| Reldresal | 41°N 39°W | 2.9 | 2006 | Secretary for Private Affairs in Lilliput; Gulliver's friend in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Roche | 53°N 177°E | 2.3 | 1973 | Edouard; French astronomer (1820–1883) | WGPSN |
| Sharpless | 27.5°S 154°W / -27.5; -154 (Sharpless) | 1.8 | 1973 | Bevan P.; American astronomer (1904–1950) | WGPSN |
| Shklovsky | 24°N 112°E | 2 | 2011 | Iosif S. Soviet astronomer (1916–1985) | WGPSN |
| Skyresh | 52.5°N 40°E / 52.5; 40 (Skyresh) | 1.5 | 2006 | Skyresh Bolgolam High Admiral of the Lilliput council who opposed Gulliver's plea for freedom and accused him of being a traitor in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | WGPSN |
| Stickney | 1°N 49°W | 9 | 1973 | Angeline; wife of American astronomer A. Hall (1830–1892) | WGPSN |
| Todd | 9°S 153°W | 2.6 | 1973 | David; American astronomer (1855–1939) | WGPSN |
| Wendell | 1°S 132°W | 1.7 | 1973 | Oliver C.; American astronomer (1845–1912) | WGPSN |
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Phoebe (24)
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acastus | 9.6°N 148.5°W / 9.6; -148.5 (Acastus) | 34 | 2006 | Argonaut son of the Thessalian king Pelias took part in the Calydonian boar hunt | WGPSN |
| Admetus | 11.4°N 39.1°W / 11.4; -39.1 (Admetus) | 58 | 2006 | Argonaut founder and king of Pherae in Thessaly | WGPSN |
| Amphion | 27°S 1.8°W / -27; -1.8 (Amphion) | 18 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Hyperasius and Hypso | WGPSN |
| Butes | 49.6°S 67.5°E / -49.6; 67.5 (Butes) | 29 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Teleon bee-master | WGPSN |
| Calais | 38.7°S 134.6°E / -38.7; 134.6 (Calais) | 31 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Boreas the north wind | WGPSN |
| Canthus | 69.6°S 17.8°E / -69.6; 17.8 (Canthus) | 44 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Kanethos or Cerion the only member of the expedition to die in combat | WGPSN |
| Clytius | 46°N 166.9°E / 46; 166.9 (Clytius) | 52 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Eurytus skilled archer who was killed by Apollo for challenging the god to a shooting match | WGPSN |
| Erginus | 31.6°N 22.9°E / 31.6; 22.9 (Erginus) | 38 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Neptune helmsman of the Argo after the death of Tiphys | WGPSN |
| Euphemus | 31.3°S 28.9°E / -31.3; 28.9 (Euphemus) | 23 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Neptune and Europa | WGPSN |
| Eurydamas | 61.5°S 78.4°E / -61.5; 78.4 (Eurydamas) | 19 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Ctimenus | WGPSN |
| Eurytion | 30.4°S 8°W / -30.4; -8 (Eurytion) | 14 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Kenethos or Cerion | WGPSN |
| Eurytus | 39.7°S 177.2°W / -39.7; -177.2 (Eurytus) | 89 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Mercury and Antianira | WGPSN |
| Hylas | 7.9°N 5.5°E / 7.9; 5.5 (Hylas) | 30 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Theiodamas/Theodamas king of the Dryopes | WGPSN |
| Idmon | 67.1°S 162.2°E / -67.1; 162.2 (Idmon) | 61 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene or of Abas a prophet | WGPSN |
| Iphitus | 27.2°S 66.7°E / -27.2; 66.7 (Iphitus) | 22 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Eurytus Jason's host during his consultation with the Oracle at Delphi | WGPSN |
| Jason | 16.2°N 42.3°E / 16.2; 42.3 (Jason) | 101 | 2006 | The leading argonaut son of the Thessalian king Aeson delivered the Fleece | WGPSN |
| Mopsus | 6.6°N 109.1°W / 6.6; -109.1 (Mopsus) | 37 | 2006 | Argonaut prophesying son of Apollo | WGPSN |
| Nauplius | 31.5°N 118.5°E / 31.5; 118.5 (Nauplius) | 24 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Neptune and Amymone or of Klytoneos | WGPSN |
| Oileus | 77.1°S 96.9°W / -77.1; -96.9 (Oileus) | 56 | 2006 | Argonaut king of the Locrians renowned for his courage in battle | WGPSN |
| Peleus | 20.2°N 167.8°E / 20.2; 167.8 (Peleus) | 44 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Aeacus father of Achilles | WGPSN |
| Phlias | 1.6°N 0.9°E / 1.6; 0.9 (Phlias) | 14 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Dionysus | WGPSN |
| Talaus | 52.3°S 34.8°E / -52.3; 34.8 (Talaus) | 15 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Teleon or of Bias and Pero | WGPSN |
| Telamon | 48.1°S 92.6°W / -48.1; -92.6 (Telamon) | 28 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Aeacus took part in the Calydonian boar hunt | WGPSN |
| Zetes | 20°S 137°E | 29 | 2006 | Argonaut son of Boreas the north wind | WGPSN |
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Pluto (14)
Main article: List of geological features on Pluto § Craters
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burney | 45°N 130°E | 296 | 2017 | Venetia Burney, who suggested the name Pluto | WGPSN |
| Coradini | 42.88°N 191.43°E / 42.88; 191.43 (Coradini) | 38 | 2022 | Angioletta Coradini, Italian planetary scientist | WGPSN |
| Coradini | 15.24°N 150.54°E / 15.24; 150.54 (Coughlin) | 45 | 2020 | Thomas Boyd | WGPSN |
| Edgeworth | 6.86°N 109.42°E / 6.86; 109.42 (Edgeworth) | 149 | 2021 | Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer | WGPSN |
| Elliot | 10°N 140°E | 96 | 2017 | James Elliot, an MIT researcher who pioneered the use of stellar occultations | WGPSN |
| Hardaway | 46.85°N 140.97°E / 46.85; 140.97 (Hardaway) | 11.07 | 2020 | Lisa Hardaway, lead engineer of New Horizons's RALPH instrument | WGPSN |
| Hardie | 23.82°N 141.58°E / 23.82; 141.58 (Hardie) | 25 | 2020 | Robert H. Hardie, American astronomer and co-discoverer of Pluto's rotational period | WGPSN |
| Khare | 27.85°N 94.56°E / 27.85; 94.56 (Khare) | 58 | 2019 | Bishun Khare, Indian-American atmospheric chemist who researched Pluto's tholin cycle | WGPSN |
| Kiladze | 28.39°N 212.92°E / 28.39; 212.92 (Kiladze) | 44.42 | 2019 | Rolan Kiladze, Georgian astronomer who researched Pluto's orbital dynamics | WGPSN |
| Kowal | 49.48°N 217.87°E / 49.48; 217.87 (Kowal) | 66 | 2022 | Charles T. Kowal, American astronomer who discovered the ringed centaur 2060 Chiron | WGPSN |
| Oort | 7.86°N 92.05°E / 7.86; 92.05 (Oort) | 123 | 2021 | Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer who proposed the hypothetical Oort cloud | WGPSN |
| Pulfrich | 77.80°N 135.99°E / 77.80; 135.99 (Pulfrich) | 37.7 | 2020 | Carl Pulfrich, German physicist and inventor of the blink comparator, the device used to discover Pluto | WGPSN |
| Simonelli | 12.79°N 314.76°E / 12.79; 314.76 (Simonelli) | 286 | 2019 | Damon Simonelli, American astronomer who researched the formation of Pluto | WGPSN |
| Zagar | 5.74°S 155.23°E / -5.74; 155.23 (Zagar) | 93 | 2020 | Francesco Zagar, Italian astronomer who studied Pluto's orbit | WGPSN |
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Proteus (1)
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Puck (3)
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Rhea (128)
Main article: List of geological features on Rhea § Craters
Steins (23)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Steins
Tethys (50)
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Thebe (1)
Titan (11)
Main article: List of geological features on Titan § Craters
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afekan | 25.8°N 159.7°E / 25.8; 159.7 (Afekan) | 115 | 2008 | New Guinea goddess of creation and knowledge who teaches people how to live correctly | WGPSN |
| Beag | 34.74°S 169.55°W / -34.74; -169.55 (Beag) | 27 | 2015 | Celtic/Irish goddess of water education and knowledge. Anyone who drinks the water from her well will become wise | WGPSN |
| Forseti | 25.53°N 10.4°W / 25.53; -10.4 (Forseti) | 145 | 2015 | Norse god the wisest and most eloquent of the Aesir | WGPSN |
| Hano | 40.3°N 14.9°E / 40.3; 14.9 (Hano) | 100 | 2011 | Bella Coola (northwestern USA and western Canada) goddess of education knowledge and magic. She manifested as a shaman so she could teach the people | WGPSN |
| Ksa | 14°N 65.4°W / 14; -65.4 (Ksa) | 29 | 2006 | Lakota and Oglala (South Dakota USA) god of wisdom | WGPSN |
| Menrva | 20.1°N 87.2°W / 20.1; -87.2 (Menrva) | 392 | 2006 | Etruscan goddess of wisdom | WGPSN |
| Momoy | 11.6°N 44.6°W / 11.6; -44.6 (Momoy) | 40 | 2011 | Chumash (California USA) ancestor shaman and goddess of magic education knowledge health and healing | WGPSN |
| Mystis | 0.07°N 165.14°E / 0.07; 165.14 (Mystis) | 20 | 2015 | Greek nymph a minor deity nurse of the god Dionysus who instructed him in the Mysteries | WGPSN |
| Selk | 7°N 161°E | 80 | 2008 | Egyptian goddess of knowledge writing education and reptiles | WGPSN |
| Sinlap | 11.3°N 16°W / 11.3; -16 (Sinlap) | 80 | 2006 | Kachin (N. Burma) wise spirit who dwells in the sky and gives wisdom to his worshippers | WGPSN |
| Soi | 24.3°N 140.9°W / 24.3; -140.9 (Soi) | 75 | 2012 | Melanesian (New Ireland Island Papua New Guinea) god of wisdom | WGPSN |
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Titania (15)
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Triton (9)
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarum | 26°N 24.5°E / 26; 24.5 (Amarum) | n.a. | 1991 | Quecha (Ecuador) water boa | WGPSN |
| Andvari | 20.5°N 34°E / 20.5; 34 (Andvari) | n.a. | 1991 | Norse fish shaped dwarf | WGPSN |
| Cay | 12°S 44°E | n.a. | 1991 | Mayan deity | WGPSN |
| Ilomba | 14.5°S 57°E / -14.5; 57 (Ilomba) | n.a. | 1991 | Lozi (Zambia) water snake linked with destruction | WGPSN |
| Kurma | 16.5°S 61°E / -16.5; 61 (Kurma) | n.a. | 1991 | Vishnu in the form of a tortoise | WGPSN |
| Mazomba | 18.5°S 63.5°E / -18.5; 63.5 (Mazomba) | n.a. | 1991 | Chaga (Tanzania) mythical large fish | WGPSN |
| Ravgga | 3°S 71.5°E / -3; 71.5 (Ravgga) | n.a. | 1991 | Finnish fortune-telling fish god | WGPSN |
| Tangaroa | 25°S 65.5°E / -25; 65.5 (Tangaroa) | n.a. | 1991 | Māori fishing and sea god | WGPSN |
| Vodyanoy | 17°S 28.5°E / -17; 28.5 (Vodyanoy) | n.a. | 1991 | Slavic water spirit | WGPSN |
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Umbriel (13)
Main article: Umbriel (moon) § Surface features
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberich | 33.6°S 42.2°E / -33.6; 42.2 (Alberich) | 52 | 1988 | Dwarf who guarded Niebelung gold also had a mantle of invisibility | WGPSN |
| Fin | 37.4°S 44.3°E / -37.4; 44.3 (Fin) | 43 | 1988 | Troll who helped build a church in Kallundburg Zealand | WGPSN |
| Gob | 12.7°S 27.8°E / -12.7; 27.8 (Gob) | 88 | 1988 | King of gnomes | WGPSN |
| Kanaloa | 10.8°S 14.3°W / -10.8; -14.3 (Kanaloa) | 86 | 1988 | Polynesian chief evil spirit | WGPSN |
| Malingee | 22.9°S 13.9°E / -22.9; 13.9 (Malingee) | 164 | 1988 | Aboriginal spirit who travels at night | WGPSN |
| Minepa | 42.7°S 8.2°E / -42.7; 8.2 (Minepa) | 58 | 1988 | Macouas and Banayis evil spirit | WGPSN |
| Peri | 9.2°S 4.3°E / -9.2; 4.3 (Peri) | 61 | 1988 | Persian evil spirit who disguised malevolence by charm; disturbed natural elements and heavenly bodies | WGPSN |
| Setibos | 30.8°S 13.7°W / -30.8; -13.7 (Setibos) | 50 | 1988 | Chief devil | WGPSN |
| Skynd | 1.8°S 28.3°W / -1.8; -28.3 (Skynd) | 72 | 1988 | Troll who stole three wives of a man living in Englerup | WGPSN |
| Vuver | 4.7°S 48.4°W / -4.7; -48.4 (Vuver) | 98 | 1988 | Volga Finn evil spirit | WGPSN |
| Wokolo | 30°S 1.8°E / -30; 1.8 (Wokolo) | 208 | 1988 | Baramba (West Africa) devil spirit | WGPSN |
| Wunda | 7.9°S 86.4°W / -7.9; -86.4 (Wunda) | 131 | 1988 | Australian dark spirit | WGPSN |
| Zlyden | 23.3°S 33.8°W / -23.3; -33.8 (Zlyden) | 44 | 1988 | Slavic evil spirit | WGPSN |
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Venus (900)
Main article: List of craters on Venus
Vesta (90)
Main article: List of craters on minor planets § Vesta
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| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aconia | 7.54°N 151.37°E / 7.54; 151.37 (Aconia) | 19 | 2014 | Fabia Aconia Paulina; Roman aristocratic woman wife of Praetextatus (d. c. 384) | WGPSN |
| Aelia | 14.26°S 69.2°W / -14.26; -69.2 (Aelia) | 4.34 | 2012 | Aelia Oculata; Roman vestal virgin (c. 83) | WGPSN |
| Africana | 68.99°N 14.13°W / 68.99; -14.13 (Africana) | 25.43 | 2014 | Cornelia Africana; Roman noblewoman wife of Tiberus Gracchus Major mother of Tiberus and Gaius Gracchus (c. 190-100 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Albana | 76.61°N 159.31°W / 76.61; -159.31 (Albana) | 90.86 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Albia | 27.85°S 78.85°E / -27.85; 78.85 (Albia) | 5.79 | 2014 | Albia Dominica; Roman noblewoman wife of Emperor Valens (c. 337–378) | WGPSN |
| Alypia | 70.22°S 139.22°E / -70.22; 139.22 (Alypia) | 15.17 | 2014 | Roman noblewoman daughter of Anthemius and Aelia Euphemia wife of Ricimer (fl. 467–472) | WGPSN |
| Angioletta | 40.16°S 179.25°E / -40.16; 179.25 (Angioletta) | 18.42 | 2014 | Angioletta Coradini; Italian planetary scientist (1946–2011) | WGPSN |
| Antonia | 58.7°S 9.22°W / -58.7; -9.22 (Antonia) | 16.75 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman daughter of M. Antonius and Octavia wife of Drusus mother of Germanicus Livilla and Emperor Claudius (36 B.C. - A.D. 37) | WGPSN |
| Aquilia | 49.41°S 169.12°W / -49.41; -169.12 (Aquilia) | 36.82 | 2012 | Julia Aquilia Severa; Roman vestal virgin (c. 218) | WGPSN |
| Arruntia | 39.44°N 138.41°W / 39.44; -138.41 (Arruntia) | 10.49 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 70 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Bellicia | 37.73°N 162.24°W / 37.73; -162.24 (Bellicia) | 41.68 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century) | WGPSN |
| Bruttia | 63.81°N 122.91°W / 63.81; -122.91 (Bruttia) | 20.68 | 2014 | Bruttia Crispina; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Commodus (164–191) | WGPSN |
| Caesonia | 31.2°N 110.07°W / 31.2; -110.07 (Caesonia) | 104.23 | 2014 | Atia; Roman noblewoman, niece of Julius Caesar and mother of Emperor Augustus (85-43 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Calpurnia | 16.72°N 10.9°W / 16.72; -10.9 (Calpurnia) | 50.19 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century) | WGPSN |
| Cannutia | 58.93°S 145.27°W / -58.93; -145.27 (Cannutia) | 17.97 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 213) | WGPSN |
| Canuleia | 33.62°S 84.52°E / -33.62; 84.52 (Canuleia) | 11.32 | 2012 | One of the first Roman vestal virgins | WGPSN |
| Caparronia | 35.71°N 42.97°W / 35.71; -42.97 (Caparronia) | 53.2 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (d. 266 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Charito | 44.8°S 90.71°E / -44.8; 90.71 (Charito) | 6.55 | 2014 | Roman Empress daughter of military commander Lucillianus wife of Emperor Jovian (mid 4th century C.E.) | WGPSN |
| Claudia | 1.65°S 146°E / -1.65; 146 (Claudia) | 0.57 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 143 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Coelia | 1.14°S 120.18°W / -1.14; -120.18 (Coelia) | 14.06 | 2014 | Coelia Concordia; the last Roman vestal virgin and the last Vestalis Maxima (Chief Vestal) after the Temple of Vesta was closed in 391 (d. 406 A.D.) | WGPSN |
| Cornelia | 9.37°S 15.57°E / -9.37; 15.57 (Cornelia) | 14.9 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 23) | WGPSN |
| Cossinia | 0.63°N 178.96°E / 0.63; 178.96 (Cossinia) | 15.72 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Domitia | 37.62°N 22.04°W / 37.62; -22.04 (Domitia) | 32.99 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 10–19) | WGPSN |
| Domna | 11.11°S 134.07°W / -11.11; -134.07 (Domna) | 13.53 | 2012 | Julia; wife of Roman emperor Severus | WGPSN |
| Drusilla | 15.05°S 51.22°E / -15.05; 51.22 (Drusilla) | 20.34 | 2012 | Julia; famous Roman woman second daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina sister of Gaius (16–38) | WGPSN |
| Eumachia | 0.14°N 42.94°W / 0.14; -42.94 (Eumachia) | 25.78 | 2012 | Priestess and prominent citizen of Pompeii (c. 1st century) | WGPSN |
| Eusebia | 42.04°S 5.69°W / -42.04; -5.69 (Eusebia) | 23.44 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman second wife of Constantius II | WGPSN |
| Eutropia | 22.4°N 104.99°W / 22.4; -104.99 (Eutropia) | 21.09 | 2012 | Wife of Maximian (c. 324) | WGPSN |
| Fabia | 15.53°N 55.76°E / 15.53; 55.76 (Fabia) | 11.62 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (served as a vestal virgin from 73 to pre 58 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Fausta | 25.44°S 99.76°E / -25.44; 99.76 (Fausta) | 3.14 | 2014 | Flavia Maxima; Roman Empress wife of Constantine I executed by him (d. 326) | WGPSN |
| Flavola | 9.16°S 30.44°W / -9.16; -30.44 (Flavola) | 2.87 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 215) | WGPSN |
| Floronia | 36.23°N 94.06°E / 36.23; 94.06 (Floronia) | 18.54 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (d. 216 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Fonteia | 53.25°S 68.59°W / -53.25; -68.59 (Fonteia) | 20.61 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 69 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Fulvia | 26.13°S 67.35°W / -26.13; -67.35 (Fulvia) | 16.73 | 2014 | Wife of Clodius, Curio and Antony | WGPSN |
| Fundania | 57.62°N 74.98°W / 57.62; -74.98 (Fundania) | 29.23 | 2014 | Annia Fundania Faustina; Roman noblewoman cousin of M. Aurelius victim of Commodus (d. 192) | WGPSN |
| Galeria | 29.82°S 18.38°E / -29.82; 18.38 (Galeria) | 21.77 | 2012 | Galeria Fundana; wife of Emperor Vitellius (c. 1st century) | WGPSN |
| Gegania | 4.05°N 149.23°W / 4.05; -149.23 (Gegania) | 22.33 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Graecina | 37.45°S 122.99°W / -37.45; -122.99 (Graecina) | 11.93 | 2014 | Pomponia Graecina; Roman noblewoman married to the consul Aulus Plautius (d. A.D. 83) | WGPSN |
| Helena | 41.51°S 87.45°W / -41.51; -87.45 (Helena) | 22.06 | 2011 | Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; mother of Constantine the Great | WGPSN |
| Herennia | 72.42°S 10.33°E / -72.42; 10.33 (Herennia) | 22.33 | 2014 | Herennia Etruscilla; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Decius mother of Emperors Etruscus Herrenius and Hostilian (c. 250) | WGPSN |
| Hortensia | 46.85°S 165.38°E / -46.85; 165.38 (Hortensia) | 29.45 | 2014 | Daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius (fl. c. 50 B.C.); she was known as a skilled orator | WGPSN |
| Iuinia | 35.58°S 121.78°W / -35.58; -121.78 (Iuinia) | 3.03 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 107) | WGPSN |
| Justina | 34.41°S 107.88°E / -34.41; 107.88 (Justina) | 7.62 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman second wife of Emperor Valentinian | WGPSN |
| Laelia | 46.82°S 69.55°W / -46.82; -69.55 (Laelia) | 8.89 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 62) | WGPSN |
| Laeta | 14.9°N 30.1°W / 14.9; -30.1 (Laeta) | 1.37 | 2014 | Clodia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213) | WGPSN |
| Laurentia | 28.15°S 92.8°E / -28.15; 92.8 (Laurentia) | 11.48 | 2014 | Acca; mythical woman wife of the shepherd Faustulus in Roman mythology adoptive mother of Romulus and Remus | WGPSN |
| Lepida | 16.74°N 96.76°E / 16.74; 96.76 (Lepida) | 42.9 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 25) | WGPSN |
| Licinia | 23.34°N 167.35°E / 23.34; 167.35 (Licinia) | 24.05 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 140-113 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Lollia | 37.36°S 117.67°W / -37.36; -117.67 (Lollia) | 4.9 | 2014 | Lollia Paulina; Roman woman of distinguished ancestry and great wealth Roman Empress as the third wife of Caligula (15–49) | WGPSN |
| Longina | 36.96°N 20.65°E / 36.96; 20.65 (Longina) | 17.65 | 2014 | Domitia; Roman empress wife of Emperor Domitian Augusta of Rome (c. 51–130) | WGPSN |
| Lucilla | 75.96°S 60.88°W / -75.96; -60.88 (Lucilla) | 19.3 | 2014 | Annia; Roman Empress mother of M. Aurelius married to Emperors L. Verus and then to Ti. Claudius (c. 150–182) | WGPSN |
| Mamilia | 48.39°N 82.09°E / 48.39; 82.09 (Mamilia) | 35.67 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 240) | WGPSN |
| Marcia | 8.98°N 20.45°W / 8.98; -20.45 (Marcia) | 67.6 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (d. 113 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Mariamne | 68.44°S 9.27°W / -68.44; -9.27 (Mariamne) | 30.33 | 2014 | Second wife of Herod king of Roman province Judea known for her great beauty (c. 60-29 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Metrodora | 59.43°S 100.54°E / -59.43; 100.54 (Metrodora) | 23.99 | 2014 | Claudia Metrodora; Greek woman with Roman citizenship prominent public benefactor (mid 1st century A.D.) | WGPSN |
| Minervina | 16.85°N 160.71°W / 16.85; -160.71 (Minervina) | 18.34 | 2014 | The first wife of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great mother of Crispus (early 4th century) | WGPSN |
| Minucia | 20.2°N 2.8°W / 20.2; -2.8 (Minucia) | 23.15 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 337 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Myia | 50.53°S 103.66°W / -50.53; -103.66 (Myia) | 2.59 | 2012 | Daughter of Pythagoras and Theano wife of Milon of Crotona | WGPSN |
| Numisia | 7.48°S 37.25°E / -7.48; 37.25 (Numisia) | 29.94 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 204) | WGPSN |
| Occia | 15.47°S 168.48°E / -15.47; 168.48 (Occia) | 7.34 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (served as vestal virgin from c. 40 B.C. to A.D. 19) | WGPSN |
| Octavia | 3.3°S 62.79°W / -3.3; -62.79 (Octavia) | 30.62 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (third century A.D.) | WGPSN |
| Oppia | 7.89°S 99.08°E / -7.89; 99.08 (Oppia) | 36.67 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (d. 483 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Paculla | 64.22°S 151.15°E / -64.22; 151.15 (Paculla) | 22.34 | 2014 | Paculla Annia; Campanian (Southern Italy) priestess of Bacchus whose reforms radically altered the Bacchanalian ritual in ancient Rome (fl. c. 188 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Paulina | 10.92°N 133.11°E / 10.92; 133.11 (Paulina) | 18.13 | 2012 | Aurelia; priestess for life of asylum-granting Artemis Pergaia built hydreion at her own expense | WGPSN |
| Perpennia | 23.03°S 101.25°W / -23.03; -101.25 (Perpennia) | 21.36 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 100-70 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Pinaria | 29.54°S 178.37°W / -29.54; -178.37 (Pinaria) | 41.76 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 600 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Placidia | 19.24°N 78.62°W / 19.24; -78.62 (Placidia) | 14.75 | 2014 | Galla; daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodorius I wife of Athualf King of the Visigoths and Constantius III Roman Emperor (390–450) | WGPSN |
| Plancia | 61.56°N 16.09°W / 61.56; -16.09 (Plancia) | 18.48 | 2014 | Plancia Magna; daughter of Roman Senator Varus wife of Tertullus benefactress and patron of Perga the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia in Asia Minor (1st-2nd century A.D.) | WGPSN |
| Pomponia | 70.2°N 97.42°W / 70.2; -97.42 (Pomponia) | 59.07 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 213) | WGPSN |
| Portia | 0.91°N 168.83°W / 0.91; -168.83 (Portia) | 11.44 | 2014 | Daughter of Roman statesman Cato Uticensis second wife of M. Brutus (c. 70-43/42 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Postumia | 33.84°N 33.77°E / 33.84; 33.77 (Postumia) | 195.89 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 420 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Publicia | 14.53°N 125.64°W / 14.53; -125.64 (Publicia) | 15.79 | 2012 | Flavia Publicia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213) | WGPSN |
| Rheasilvia | 71.95°S 86.3°E / -71.95; 86.3 (Rheasilvia) | 450 | 2011 | Rhea Silvia Roman vestal virgin mother of Romulus and Remus (c. 770 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Rubria | 7.32°S 168.34°E / -7.32; 168.34 (Rubria) | 10.27 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 54) | WGPSN |
| Rufillia | 12.92°S 71.29°W / -12.92; -71.29 (Rufillia) | 15.79 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 250–301) | WGPSN |
| Scantia | 29.63°N 64.65°E / 29.63; 64.65 (Scantia) | 18.61 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 40 B.C.-A.D. 23) | WGPSN |
| Sentia | 38.39°S 170.75°E / -38.39; 170.75 (Sentia) | 16.54 | 2014 | Amaesia Sentia; mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an instance of a female who pleaded her own cause before the praetor; called "Androgyne" for having a man's spirit with a female body | WGPSN |
| Serena | 20.43°S 89.29°W / -20.43; -89.29 (Serena) | 18.47 | 2012 | Roman noblewoman niece of Emperor Theodosius (c. 400) | WGPSN |
| Severina | 75.41°S 88.45°W / -75.41; -88.45 (Severina) | 34.74 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 240) | WGPSN |
| Sextilia | 39°S 64.07°W / -39; -64.07 (Sextilia) | 19.48 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (d. 274 B.C.) | WGPSN |
| Sossia | 36.78°S 75.76°E / -36.78; 75.76 (Sossia) | 8.11 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Tarpeia | 69.47°S 179.3°E / -69.47; 179.3 (Tarpeia) | 40.29 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Teia | 3.44°S 61.06°E / -3.44; 61.06 (Teia) | 6.69 | 2012 | Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina Roman vestal virgin (c. 200) | WGPSN |
| Torquata | 46.45°N 143.78°E / 46.45; 143.78 (Torquata) | 34.73 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 48) | WGPSN |
| Tuccia | 39.86°S 13.19°W / -39.86; -13.19 (Tuccia) | 11.65 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Urbinia | 29.88°S 66.26°E / -29.88; 66.26 (Urbinia) | 24.25 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | WGPSN |
| Varronilla | 29.62°N 179.58°E / 29.62; 179.58 (Varronilla) | 158.45 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 10–83) | WGPSN |
| Veneneia | 47.93°S 54.32°W / -47.93; -54.32 (Veneneia) | 400 | 2012 | One of the first Roman vestal virgins | WGPSN |
| Vettenia | 4.8°N 130.69°W / 4.8; -130.69 (Vettenia) | 18.89 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 200) | WGPSN |
| Vibidia | 26.96°S 10.3°E / -26.96; 10.3 (Vibidia) | 7.1 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin (c. 48) | WGPSN |
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