This is a list of named geological features on Rhea, the second largest moon of Saturn.[1] Planetary features are approved by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[2]
Rhean chasms are called chasmata. They are named after sacred places in world mythologies.
Rhean craters are named after figures from the mythologies of mostly non-European cultures. As of 2017, there are 128 named craters.
Crater | Coordinate | Named after |
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Aananin | 34.9|N|339.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Aananin (Korean) |
Abassi | 21.3|S|146.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Abassi (Efik) |
Adjua | 40.2|N|118.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Adjua (Ulch people of Siberia) |
Agunua | 63.3|N|66.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Agunua (Solomon Islands) |
Ameta | 53.3|N|21.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Ameta (Seram, Indonesia) |
Anguta | 25.7|N|190.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Anguta (Inuit) |
Arunaka | 15.3|S|22.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Arunaka (Incan) |
Atum | 47.1|S|1.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Atum (Egyptian) |
Awonawilona | 37.3|S|150.3|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Awonawilona (Zuni) |
Bulagat | 38.2|S|15.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Bulagat (Buryat people of Siberia) |
Bumba | 63.1|N|50.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Bumba (Bushongo people of the Congo) |
Burkhan | 66.8|N|310.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Burkhan (Buryat people of Siberia) |
Chingaso | 17.1|S|106.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Chingaso (Jivaro) |
Con | 25.8|S|12.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Kon (Incan) |
Dangun | 7.2|N|208.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Dangun (Korean) |
Djuli | 31.2|S|46.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Djuli (Neghidahan people of Ukraine) |
Dohitt | 18.0|S|74.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Dohitt (Mosetene, people of north Bolivia) |
Ellyay | 71.4|N|91.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Ellyay (Yakut people of Siberia) |
Faro | 45.3|N|114.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Faro (Mandé peoples of West Africa) |
Fatu | 7.7|N|176.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Fatu (Samoan) |
Gborogboro | 12.7|S|162.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Gborogboro (Lugbara) |
Gmerti | 52.0|S|192.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Gmerti (Georgian) |
Gucumatz | 37.0|N|175.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Gukumatz (Maya) |
Haik | 36.6|S|29.3|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Haik (Armenian) |
Haoso | 8.3|N|12.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Haoso (Manchuria) |
Heller | 10.1|N|315.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Heller (Auracanin) |
Huracan | 53.2|N|188.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Huracan (Kiche) |
Imberombera | 33.3|S|216.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Imberombera (Kakadu) |
Inktomi | 14.1|S|112.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Iktomi (Lakota) |
Inmar | 2.3|S|301.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Inmar (Udmurtian) |
Iraca | 39.4|N|112.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Iraca (Incan) |
Izanagi | 49.4|S|310.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Izanagi (Japanese) |
Izanami | 46.3|S|313.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Izanami (Japanese) |
Jumo | 52.8|N|66.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Jumo (Marijan people of the Volga) |
Karora | 5.9|N|20.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Karora (Aranda people of Australia) |
Khado | 41.6|N|359.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Khado (Nganasan) |
Kiho | 11.1|S|358.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Kiho (Polynesian) |
Kuksu | 25.3|N|288.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Kuksu (Pomo) |
Kuma | 10.0|N|277.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Kuma (Yaruro) |
Kumpara | 9.6|N|327.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Kumpara (Jivaro people of Ecuador) |
Leza | 21.8|S|309.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Leza (Tongan) |
Lowa | 40.9|N|16.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Lowa (Marshall Islands) |
Luli | 46.5|N|243.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Luli (Mansi) |
Madumda | 36.9|S|64.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Madumda (Pomo) |
Maheo | 31.6|N|281.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Maheo (Cheyenne) |
Malunga | 65.1|N|56.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Malunga (Bantu) |
Mamaldi | 14|N|184|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Mamaldi (Nanai) (Tungusic people of the Amur River area) |
Manoid | 29.5|N|8.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Manoid (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula) |
Melo | 53.2|S|7.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Melo (Minyong people of India) |
Mubai | 55.8|N|20.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Mubai (Tibetan) |
Napi | 26.9|N|174.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Napi (Blackfoot) |
Nishanu | 9.0|S|129.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Nishanu (Arikara) |
Num | 24.0|N|92.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Num (Samoyed) |
Nzame | 9.0|N|24.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Nzame (Fang) |
Obatala | 1.1|S|269.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Obatala (Yoruba) |
Olorun | 24.7|N|155.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Olorun (Yoruba) |
Ormazd | 52.5|N|58.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Ormazd (Zoroastrian) |
Pachacamac | 23.4|S|83.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Pachacamac (Inca) |
Pan Ku | 65.7|N|107.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Pan Ku (Hmong) |
Pedn | 46.0|N|351.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Pedn (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula) |
Pokoh | 71.7|S|326.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Pokoh (Pallawonaps) |
Pouliuli | 16.9|S|284.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Pouliuli (Hawaiian) |
Powehiwehi | 8.2|S|280.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Powehiwehi (Hawaiian) |
Puntan | 33.9|N|292.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Puntan (Chamorro) |
Qat | 23.8|S|351.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Qat (New Hebrides) |
Samni | 47.7|S|90.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Samni (Kachins) |
Seveki | 12.9|N|164.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Seveki (Evenki) |
Shedi | 53.5|S|346.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Shedi (Minyong) |
Sholmo | 12.0|N|346.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Sholmo (Buryat people of Siberia) |
Taaroa | 16.5|N|95.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Ta'aroa (Hawaiian) |
Tane | 12.5|S|57.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tāne (Maori) |
Tawa | 17.9|N|175.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tawa (Hopi) |
Thunupa | 45.6|N|21.3|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Thunpa (Incan) |
Tika | 25.1|N|84.1|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tika (Abkhazia) |
Tirawa | 34.2|N|151.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tirawa (Pawnee) |
Tore | 0.0|N|335.6|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tore (Pygmy people of Africa) |
Torom | 68.1|S|343.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Torom (Ostiak people of Siberia) |
Tsuki-Yomi | 35.0|N|43.8|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Japanese) |
Tuwale | 78.0|S|242.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Tuwale (Ceram) |
Uku | 78.7|N|95.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Uku (Estonian) |
Wakonda | 48.6|N|269.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Wakonda (Sioux) |
Wende | 56.3|S|226.4|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Wende (Mossi) |
Whanin | 66.9|N|115.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Hwanin (Korean) |
Wuraka | 25.1|N|4.0|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Wuraka (Kakadu people of Australia) |
Woyengi | 13.7|N|294.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Woyengi (Ijaw) |
Wulbari | 67.0|N|88.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Krachi people|lt=Krachi|fr|Krachi (peuple)}}) |
Xamba | 2.1|N|349.7|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Xamba (Bushman) |
Xowalaci | 2.4|N|56.3|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Xowalaci (Joshua) |
Xu | 55.0|N|71.9|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | !Xu (San) |
Yu-Ti | 50.1|N|81.5|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Yu-Ti (Chinese), i.e. the Jade Emperor |
Zicum | 50.9|S|111.2|W|globe:rhea_type:landmark}} | Zicum (Babylonian) |
A fossa is a long, narrow depression.
A linea is a long marking on a planet or moon's surface.
1. ^1 {{cite web |title = Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites |publisher = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) |website = usgs.gov |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories |accessdate= 14 August 2017}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |authors = Staff |title = IAU – Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Rhea |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/RHEA/target |work = NASA, USGS, IAU |accessdate= 14 August 2017}}