List of geological features on Triton

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This is a list of named geological features, of various kinds, on Triton, the planet Neptune's largest moon.

## Contents

* 1 Catenae (crater chains)
* 2 Cavi
* 3 Craters
* 4 Dorsa (ridges)
* 5 Fossae (ditches)
* 6 Maculae (dark spots)
* 7 Paterae (irregular craters)
* 8 Planitiae (plains)
* 9 Plana (plateaus)
* 10 Plumes
* 11 Regiones (regions)
* 12 Sulci
* 13 External links

## Catenae (crater chains)

Catena | Named after

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Kraken Catena | The Kraken (Norse)
Set Catena | Set (Egypt)

## Cavi

Tritonian cavi are named after mythological water spirits.

Cavus | Named after

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Apep Cavus | Apep (Egyptian)
Bheki Cavus | Bheki (Indian)
Dagon Cavus | Dagon (Babylonian)
Hekt Cavus | Heget (Egyptian)
Hirugo Cavus | Hiruko (Japanese)
Kasyapa Cavus | Kashyapa (Hindu)
Kulilu Cavus | Kulilu (Babylonian)
Mah Cavus | Mah (Persian)
Mangwe Cavus | Mangwe (Ila people of Zambia)
Ukupanio Cavus | Ukupanipo (Hawaiian)

## Craters

Crater | Named after

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Amarum | Amarum (Quechua people of Ecuador)
Andvari | Andvari (Norse)
Cay | Cay (Mayan)
Ilomba | Ilomba (Lozi people of Zambia)
Kurma | Kurma (Hindu)
Mazomba | Mazomba (Chaga people of Tanzania)
Ravgga | Ravgga (Finnish)
Tangaroa | Tangaroa (Māori)
Vodyanoy | The Vodyanoi (Slavic)

## Dorsa (ridges)

Dorsum | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after | Ref

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Awib Dorsa |  [ ⚑ ] 7°S 80°W﻿ / ﻿7°S 80°W﻿ / -7; -80﻿ (Awib) | 0 | 1991 | Word for 'rain' from the Nama language | WGPSN

## Fossae (ditches)

Tritonian fossae are named after sacred bodies of water.

Fossa | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after | Ref

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Jumna Fossae |  [ ⚑ ] 13°30′S 44°00′E﻿ / ﻿13.5°S 44°E﻿ / -13.5; 44﻿ (Jumna) | 0 | 1991 | Jumna River, India | WGPSN
Raz Fossae |  [ ⚑ ] 8°00′N 21°30′E﻿ / ﻿8°N 21.5°E﻿ / 8; 21.5﻿ (Raz) | 0 | 1991 | Pointe du Raz, Brittany | WGPSN
Yenisey Fossa |  [ ⚑ ] 3°00′N 56°12′E﻿ / ﻿3°N 56.2°E﻿ / 3; 56.2﻿ (Yenisey) | 0 | 1991 | Yenisey River, Siberia | WGPSN

## Maculae (dark spots)

Tritonian maculae are named after water spirits from various mythologies.

Macula | Named after

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Akupara Maculae | Akupara, Hindu
Doro Macula | Doro, Nanais people of Siberia
Kikimora Macula | Kikimora, Slavic
Namazu Macula | Namazu, Japanese
Rem Macula | Rem, Egyptian
Viviane Macula | Viviane, British
Zin Maculae | Zin, Niger

## Paterae (irregular craters)

Tritonian paterae are named after sacred waters and sea monsters from various mythologies.

Patera | Named after

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Dilolo Patera | Lago Dilolo, Angola
Gandvik Patera | Gandvik, Norse
Kasu Patera | Lake Kasu, Zoroastrianism
Kibu Patera | Kibu Island, Mabuiag people of Melanesia
Leviathan Patera | Leviathan, Hebrew

## Planitiae (plains)

Tritonian plains are named after watery realms in various mythologies.

Planitia | Named after

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Ruach Planitia | Ruach, French
Ryugu Planitia | Ryūgū, Japanese
Sipapu Planitia | Sipapu, Pueblo
Tuonela Planitia | Tuonela, Finnish

## Plana (plateaus)

Tritonian plateaus are named after legendary islands.

Planum | Named after

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Abatos Planum | Abatos, Egyptian
Cipango Planum | Cipangu, Marco Polo's name for Japan
Medamothi Planum | Medamothi, French

## Plumes

Volcanic plumes on Triton are named after water spirits in various mythologies.

Plume | Named after

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Hili | Hili, Zulu
Mahilani | Mahilani, Tongan

## Regiones (regions)

Tritonian regions are named after images from various mythologies.

Regio | Named after

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Bubembe Regio | Bubembe Island, Baganda people of Uganda
Monad Regio | Monad, Chinese
Uhlanga Regio | Uhlanga, Zulu

## Sulci

Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Tritonian sulci are named after sacred rivers in the mythology of various cultures.

Sulci | Named after

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Bia Sulci | Bia River (Yoruba)
Boynne Sulci | River Boyne (Celtic)
Ho Sulci | Hwang Ho (Chinese)
Kormet Sulci | Kormet River (Norse)
Leipter Sulci | Leipter River (Norse)
Lo Sulci | Luo River (Chinese)
Ob Sulci | Ob River (Ostiak)
Ormet Sulci | Ormet River (Norse)
Slidr Sulci | Slidr River (Norse)
Tano Sulci | Tano River (Yoruba)
Vimur Sulci | Vimur River (Norse)
Yasu Sulci | Yasu River (Japanese)

## External links

* USGS: Triton nomenclature

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