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Surface of Hyperion with several craters full of a mysterious reddish gunk. The material contains long chains of carbon and hydrogen and appears very similar to material found on other Saturnian satellites, most notably Iapetus.
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This is a list of named geological features on Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.
Dorsa
Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion (Cassini 2007)
There is one named dorsum (ridge) on Hyperion.
| Dorsum |
Coordinates |
Diameter (km) |
Approval Date |
Named After |
Refs
|
| Bond-Lassell Dorsum |
[ ⚑ ] 48°00′N 143°30′W / 48°N 143.5°W / 48; -143.5 (Bond-Lassell) |
0 |
1982 |
George Phillips Bond, William Cranch Bond and William Lassell |
WGPSN
|
Craters
This is a list of craters on Hyperion. Hyperionian craters are named after sun and moon gods in various mythologies.
| Crater |
Coordinates |
Diameter (km) |
Approval Year |
Eponym |
Ref
|
| Bahloo |
[ ⚑ ] 36°N 164°E / 36°N 164°E / 36; 164 (Bahloo) |
n.a. |
1982 |
Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies (Aboriginal mythology) |
WGPSN
|
| Helios |
[ ⚑ ] 71°N 132°W / 71°N 132°W / 71; -132 (Helios) |
n.a. |
1982 |
Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion (Greek mythology) |
WGPSN
|
| Jarilo |
[ ⚑ ] 61°N 177°E / 61°N 177°E / 61; 177 (Jarilo) |
n.a. |
1982 |
Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love (Slavic mythology) |
WGPSN
|
| Meri |
[ ⚑ ] 3°N 171°W / 3°N 171°W / 3; -171 (Meri) |
n.a. |
1982 |
Meri, folk hero; the Sun (Bororó people) |
WGPSN
|
References
- ↑ “Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed” Space.com / Yahoo News, Jul. 4 2007, archived copy.
External links
- USGS: Hyperion nomenclature
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| Jupiter |
- Europa
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- Callisto
- Io
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| Saturn |
- Titan
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- Hyperion
- Enceladus
- Tethys
- Dione
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| Uranus |
- Ariel
- Umbriel
- Titania
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| Planets | | Mercury | |
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| Venus |
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| Mars |
- "Canals" (list)
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| Asteroids |
- 21 Lutetia
- 253 Mathilde
- 433 Eros
- 951 Gaspra
- 25143 Itokawa
- Ida and Dactyl
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