List of geological features on Miranda

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This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.

## Contents

* 1 Craters
* 2 Coronae
* 3 Regions
* 4 Scarps
* 5 Sulci
* 6 External links

## Craters

Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Crater | Coordinate | Diameter (km) | Named after

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Alonso |  [ ⚑ ] 44°00′S 352°36′E﻿ / ﻿44.0°S 352.6°E﻿ / -44.0; 352.6 | 25.0 | Alonso, King of Naples
Ferdinand |  [ ⚑ ] 34°48′S 202°06′E﻿ / ﻿34.8°S 202.1°E﻿ / -34.8; 202.1 | 17.0 | Ferdinand, Alonso's son
Francisco |  [ ⚑ ] 73°12′S 236°00′E﻿ / ﻿73.2°S 236.0°E﻿ / -73.2; 236.0 | 14.0 | Francisco, a lord of Naples
Gonzalo |  [ ⚑ ] 11°24′S 77°00′E﻿ / ﻿11.4°S 77.0°E﻿ / -11.4; 77.0 | 11.0 | Gonzalo, A lord of Naples
Prospero |  [ ⚑ ] 32°54′S 329°54′E﻿ / ﻿32.9°S 329.9°E﻿ / -32.9; 329.9 | 21.0 | Prospero, the magician
Stephano |  [ ⚑ ] 41°06′S 234°06′E﻿ / ﻿41.1°S 234.1°E﻿ / -41.1; 234.1 | 16.0 | Stephano, the drunken butler
Trinculo |  [ ⚑ ] 63°42′S 163°24′E﻿ / ﻿63.7°S 163.4°E﻿ / -63.7; 163.4 | 11.0 | Trinculo, the jester

This naming scheme results in many Mirandan craters sharing names with other Uranian moons: Ferdinand, Francisco, Prospero, Stephano, and Trinculo.

## Coronae

Mirandan coronae are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Corona | Named after

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Arden Corona | Forest of Arden (As You Like It)
Elsinore Corona | Elsinore (Hamlet)
Inverness Corona | Inverness (Macbeth)

## Regions

Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Regio | Coordinate | Diameter (km) | Named after

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Dunsinane Regio |  [ ⚑ ] 31°30′S 11°54′E﻿ / ﻿31.5°S 11.9°E﻿ / -31.5; 11.9 | 244.0 | Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth)
Ephesus Regio |  [ ⚑ ] 15°00′S 250°00′E﻿ / ﻿15.0°S 250.0°E﻿ / -15.0; 250.0 | 225.0 | Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors)
Mantua Regio |  [ ⚑ ] 39°36′S 180°12′E﻿ / ﻿39.6°S 180.2°E﻿ / -39.6; 180.2 | 399.0 | Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet)
Sicilia Regio |  [ ⚑ ] 30°00′S 317°12′E﻿ / ﻿30.0°S 317.2°E﻿ / -30.0; 317.2 | 170.0 | Sicily (The Winter's Tale)

## Scarps

Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Rupes | Named after

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Argier Rupes | Algiers (The Tempest)
Verona Rupes | Verona (Romeo and Juliet)

## Sulci

Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Sulcus | Named after

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Naples Sulcus | Naples (The Tempest)
Syracusa Sulcus | Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors)

## External links

* USGS: Miranda nomenclature

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Surface features of space objects

Moons|

| Moon|

* Features
* Craters

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Mars|

* Phobos
* Deimos

Jupiter|

* Europa
* Ganymede
* Callisto
* Io

Saturn|

* Titan
* Rhea
* Iapetus
* Hyperion
* Enceladus
* Tethys
* Dione

Uranus|

* Ariel
* Umbriel
* Titania
* Oberon
* Miranda
* Puck

Neptune|

* Triton
* Proteus

Pluto|

Charon

Planets|

| Mercury|

* Features
* Craters

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Venus|

* Features
* Craters
* Montes
* Coronae

Mars|

* "Canals" (list)
* Canyons
* Catenae
* Chaos terrain
* Craters
* Fossae
* Gullies
* Mensae
* Labyrinthi
* Mountains
* by height
* Observed rocks
* Outflow channels
* Plains
* Valley network
* Valleys
* Gravity

Dwarf planets|

* Pluto
* Ceres
* Vesta

Asteroids|

* 21 Lutetia
* 253 Mathilde
* 433 Eros
* 951 Gaspra
* 25143 Itokawa
* Ida and Dactyl

Craters in the Solar System|

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