List of geological features on Enceladus
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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.
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[edit] Planitiae
Enceladean plains are called planitiae. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Planitia | Named after |
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| Diyar Planitia | Diyar |
| Sarandib Planitia | Serendib |
[edit] Dorsa
Enceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Dorsum | Named after |
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| Cufa Dorsa | Cufa |
| Ebony Dorsum | Ebony |
[edit] Sulci
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.
| Fossa | Named after |
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| Anbar Fossae | Anbar, Iraq |
| Bassorah Fossa | Basra, Iraq |
| Daryabar Fossa | Daryabar |
| Isbanir Fossa | Isbanir |
| Khorasan Fossa | Khorasan |
[edit] Craters
Enceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Ahmad | Ahmad |
| Al-Bakbuk | Al-Bakbuk |
| Al-Fakik | Al-Fakik |
| Al-Haddar | Al-Haddar |
| Al-Kuz | Al-Kuz |
| Al-Mustazi | Al-Mustazi |
| Aladdin | Aladdin |
| Ali Baba | Ali Baba |
| Ayyub | Ayyub |
| Aziz | Aziz |
| Behram | Behram |
| Dalilah | Dalilah |
| Duban | Duban |
| Dunyazad | Dunyazad |
| Fitnah | Fitnah |
| Ghanim | Ghanim |
| Gharib | Gharib |
| Hassan | Hassan |
| Jansha | Jansha |
| Julnar | Julnar |
| Khusrau | Sassanid ruler Khosrau II |
| Marjanah | Marjanah |
| Musa | Musa |
| Omar | Omar |
| Otbah | Otbah |
| Peri-Banu | Peri-Banu |
| Rayya | Rayya |
| Salih | Salih |
| Samad | Samad |
| Shahrazad | Scheherazade |
| Shahryar | Shahryar |
| Shakashik | Shakashik |
| Sharrkan | Sharrkan |
| Shirin | Shirin |
| Sindbad | Sindbad |
| Zumurrud | Zumurrud |
[edit] External links
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Generally listed in increasing distance from Saturn
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| Ring shepherds | Pan · Daphnis · Atlas · Prometheus · S/2004 S 6 · S/2004 S 4 · S/2004 S 3 · Pandora |
| Co-orbitals | Epimetheus · Janus |
| Inner large and Trojan | Mimas · Methone · Pallene · Enceladus · Tethys (trojans Telesto, Calypso) · Dione (trojans Helene, Polydeuces) |
| Outer large | Rhea · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus |
| Inuit group | Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Paaliaq · Bebhionn · Siarnaq |
| Norse group | Phoebe · Skathi · Skoll · S/2004 S 13 · S/2006 S 4 · Hyrokkin · Mundilfari · S/2006 S 6 · S/2006 S 1 · S/2004 S 17 · Narvi · Bergelmir · Aegir · Suttungr · S/2004 S 12 · Bestla · Farbauti · Hati · S/2004 S 7 · Thrymr · S/2006 S 3 · Surtur · Kari · Fenrir · Ymir · Loge · Fornjot |
| Gallic group | Albiorix · Erriapo · Tarvos |
