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This is a list of named geological features on Enceladus. Geological features on Enceladus are named after people and places from the Arabian Nights.
[edit] Planitiae
Enceladean plains are called planitiae. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
Enceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Dorsum |
Named after |
| Cufa Dorsa |
Cufa |
| Ebony Dorsum |
Ebony |
Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Enceladean sulci are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Sulcus |
Named after |
| Alexandria Sulcus |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| Baghdad Sulcus |
Baghdad, Iraq |
| Cairo Sulcus |
Cairo, Egypt |
| Camphor Sulcus |
Camphor |
| Cashmere Sulci |
Kashmir |
| Damascus Sulcus |
Damascus, Syria |
| Hamah Sulci |
Hama, Syria |
| Harran Sulci |
Harran, Turkey |
| Labtayt Sulci |
Labtayt, possibly Leptis Magna |
| Láhej Sulci |
Lahij, Yemen |
| Mosul Sulci |
Mosul, Iraq |
| Samarkand Sulci |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
[edit] Fossae
Fossae are ditches or trenches. Enceladean fossae are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
[edit] Craters
Enceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.
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