List of geological features on Mercury

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List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet Mercury. Different types of features are named after different things: Mercurian ridges are called dorsa, and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet; valleys are called valles, and are named after ancient abandoned cities, towns, and settlements; crater chains are called catenae and are named after radio telescope facilities; plains are called planitiae, and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury; escarpments are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers; long, narrow depressions are called fossae and are named after works of architecture; bright spots are called faculae and are named after the word snake in various languages.

See also list of craters on Mercury, list of albedo features on Mercury, and list of quadrangles on Mercury

Longitude is west longitude.

## List of geological features on Mercury

Feature  | Latitude  | Longitude  | Named after

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Mountains
Caloris Montes | 39.4 | 187.2 | Latin for 'mountains of heat'
Ridges
Antoniadi Dorsum | 25.1 | 30.5 | Eugène Antoniadi
Schiaparelli Dorsum | 23 | 164.1 | Giovanni Schiaparelli
Fossae
Borobudur Fossae | -32.77 | 271.5 | Borobudur
Pantheon Fossae | 30.19 | 197.17 | The Pantheon, Rome
Valleys
Angkor Vallis | 57.3 | 246.0 | Angkor, ancient city in Cambodia
Cahokia Vallis | 65.6 | 233.1 | Cahokia Mounds, ancient city in Illinois, United States
Caral Vallis | 62.6 | 230.6 | Caral, ancient city in Peru
Paestum Vallis | 60.5 | 233.5 | Paestum, ancient city in Campania, Italy
Timgad Vallis | 60.8 | 243.1 | Timgad, ancient city in Algeria
Plain
Apārangi Planitia | 6.7 | 289.38 | Māori word for Mercury
Borealis Planitia | 73.4 | 79.5 | Latin for 'northern plain'
Budh Planitia | 22 | 150.9 | Hindu word for Mercury
Caloris Planitia | 30.5 | 189.8 | Latin for 'plain of heat'
Catuilla Planum | -8.78 | 245.78 | Quechua word for Mercury
Lugus Planitia | -6.24 | 98.66 | Gaulish equivalent of the Roman god Mercury
Mearcair Planitia | 31.4 | 227.9 | Irish word for Mercury
Odin Planitia | 23.3 | 171.6 | Norse god Odin
Otaared Planitia | 18.26 | 337.61 | Arabic word for Mercury
Papsukkal Planitia | -16.25 | 271.63 | Akkadian messenger god
Sihtu Planitia | -2.82 | 55.57 | Babylonian word for the planet Mercury
Sobkou Planitia | 39.9 | 129.9 | Messenger god
Stilbon Planitia | 57.54 | 209.61 | Ancient Greek word for Mercury
Suisei Planitia | 59.2 | 150.8 | Japanese for Mercury
Tir Planitia | 0.8 | 176.1 | Persian for Mercury
Turms Planitia | -31.05 | 350.81 | Etruscan messenger god equivalent of Roman god Mercury
Utaridi Planitia | -65.5 | 270.17 | Swahili name for Mercury
Escarpments
Acadia Rupes | 8.17 | 329.00 | CSS Acadia, Canadian hydrographic survey and oceanographic research vessel
Adventure Rupes | -65.1 | 65.5 | HMS Adventure, ship of Captain Cook
Altair Rupes | -70.48 | 186.49 | Altair, Mexican research vessel
Alvin Rupes | 8.3 | 208.6 | DSV Alvin, American deep-ocean research submersible
Antares Rupes | 18.06 | 229.42 | Antares, Mexican oceanographic research vessel
Astrolabe Rupes | -42.6 | 70.7 | Astrolabe, ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville
Beagle Rupes | -1.9 | 258.89 | HMS Beagle, ship on which Charles Darwin sailed
Belgica Rupes | -50.5 | 296.3 | Belgica, Belgian ship that was the first to winter in the Antarctic
Blossom Rupes | -3.0 | 270.2 | HMS Blossom, English ship that explored the Northwest Passage under Frederick William Beechey
Calypso Rupes | 19.5 | 316.5 | RV Calypso, oceanographic research vessel of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Carnegie Rupes | 58.5 | 53.3 | Carnegie, research vessel used for magnetic surveys
Challenger Rupes | -12.58 | 109.92 | Challenger, survey ship used to undertake the first global marine research expedition
Discovery Rupes | -56.3 | 38.3 | HMS Discovery, ship of Captain Cook
Duyfken Rupes | -21.4 | 131.8 | Duyfken, ship of Willem Janszoon
Eltanin Rupes | -74.8 | 269.2 | USNS Eltanin, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel
Endeavour Rupes | 37.5 | 31.3 | HM Bark Endeavour, ship of Captain Cook
Enterprise Rupes | -36.5 | 283.5 | USS Enterprise, American ship that explored the Mississippi, Amazon, and Madeira Rivers
Fram Rupes | -56.9 | 93.3 | Fram, ship of Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen
Gjöa Rupes | -66.7 | 159.3 | Gjøa, ship of Roald Amundsen
Heemskerck Rupes | 25.9 | 125.3 | Ship of Abel Tasman
Hero Rupes | -58.4 | 171.4 | Hero, ship of Nathaniel Palmer
Kainan Rupes | -29.8 | 330.8 | Kainan Maru, Japanese ship of Nobu Shirase Antarctic exploration
La Duaphine Rupes | 66.3 | 26.6 | Ship of Giovanni da Verrazzano
Mirni Rupes | -37.3 | 39.9 | Mirny, ship of Mikhail Lazarev
Nautilus Rupes | -28.2 | 293.3 | EV Nautilus, research vessel operated by Robert Ballard
Palmer Rupes | -26.3 | 106.6 | Nathaniel B. Palmer, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel operated
Paramour Rupes | -0.1 | 212.5 | HMS Paramour English research vessel commanded by Edmond Halley
Pelagia Rupes | 15.33 | 218.59 | RV Pelagia Dutch research and survey vessel
Pourquoi-Pas Rupes | -58.1 | 156 | Pourquoi Pas? IV, ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Resolution Rupes | -63.8 | 51.7 | HMS Resolution, ship of Captain Cook
Santa María Rupes | 5.5 | 19.7 | Santa María, ship of Christopher Columbus
Terror Rupes | -72.1 | 275.7 | HMS Terror, English ship of Arctic and Antarctic exploration
Unity Rupes | 27.1 | 275.1 | Unity, English ship on which Edmond Halley sailed to Saint Helena
Vejas Rupes | 35.71 | 162.25 | Vejas, Lithuanian research vessel
Victoria Rupes | 50.9 | 31.1 | Victoria, ship of Ferdinand Magellan
Vostok Rupes | -37.7 | 19.5 | Vostok, ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen
Zapiola Rupes | 44.02 | 72.36 | Argentinian ship involved in oceanographic surveys in Southwestern Atlantic
Zarya Rupes | -42.8 | 20.5 | Zarya, a Soviet experimental schooner
Zeehaen Rupes | 51 | 157 | Ship of Abel Tasman
Crater Chains
Arecibo Catena | -27.5 | 28.4 | Arecibo Observatory
Goldstone Catena | -15.8 | 31.7 | Goldstone Observatory
Haystack Catena | 4.7 | 46.2 | Haystack Observatory
Faculae
Abeeso Facula | 21.7 | 214.6 | Somali word for snake
Agwo Facula | 22.4 | 213.7 | Igbo word for snake
Amaru Facula | -49.8 | 349.5 | Quechuan word for snake
Bibilava Faculae | 16.4 | 202.8 | Malagasy word for snake
Bitin Facula | -51.55 | 28.45 | Cebuano word for snake
Ejo Faculae | 14.5 | 200.5 | Yoruba word for snake
Gata Facula | -2.9 | 321.4 | Fijian and Samoan word for snake
Havu Facula | -52.22 | 28.45 | Kannada word for snake
Ibab Facula | 14.5 | 199.2 | Amharic word for snake
Inyoka Faculae | 14.0 | 197.7 | Zulu and Xhosa word for snake
Maciji Facula | 14.9 | 196.0 | Hausa word for snake
Nākahi Facula | -52.7 | 342.2 | Maori word for snake
Nathair Facula | 36.0 | 295.5 | Irish word for snake
Neidr Facula | 35.9 | 302.7 | Welsh word for snake
Nzoka Facula | 15.4 | 194.7 | Kamba word for snake
Orm Faculae | 26.58 | 59.68 | Swedish word for snake
Pampu Facula | -57.76 | 31.79 | Tamil word for snake
Sarpa Facula | -53.07 | 30.87 | Sinhalese word for snake
Slang Faculae | 24.5 | 179.3 | Afrikaans word for snake
Suge Facula | 26.1 | 300.4 | Basque word for snake
Thueban Facula | 48.7 | 200.5 | Arabic word for snake
Ular Facula | -55.1 | 29.95 | Malay word for snake
Yinshe Facula | -46.32 ° | 191.22 | Chinese word for silver snake
Zmija Facula | -37.35 | 267.75 | Serbian word for snake

## References

* Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129 [1]

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