List of geological features on Hyperion

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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.[1]

This is a list of named geological features on Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.

## Contents

* 1 Dorsa
* 2 Craters
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

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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

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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

1. ↑ “Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed” Space.com / Yahoo News, Jul. 4 2007, archived copy.

## External links

* USGS: Hyperion nomenclature

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