List of geological features on Miranda#Craters
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This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.
Craters
Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
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! Crater !! class="unsortable" | Coordinate !! Diameter (km) !! Named after | |||
Alonso | {{coord|44.0|S|352.6|E|dim:25.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 25.0 | Alonso, King of Naples |
Ferdinand | {{coord|34.8|S|202.1|E|dim:17.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 17.0 | Ferdinand, Alonso's son |
Francisco | {{coord|73.2|S|236.0|E|dim:14.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 14.0 | Francisco, a lord of Naples |
Gonzalo | {{coord|11.4|S|77.0|E|dim:11.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 11.0 | Gonzalo, A lord of Naples |
Prospero | {{coord|32.9|S|329.9|E|dim:21.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 21.0 | Prospero, the magician |
Stephano | {{coord|41.1|S|234.1|E|dim:16.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 16.0 | Stephano, the drunken butler |
Trinculo | {{coord|63.7|S|163.4|E|dim:11.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 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.
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! Corona !! Named after | |
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.
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! Regio !! Coordinate !! Diameter (km) !! Named after | |||
Dunsinane Regio | {{coord|31.5|S|11.9|E|dim:244.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 244.0 | Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth) |
Ephesus Regio | {{coord|15.0|S|250.0|E|dim:225.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 225.0 | Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors) |
Mantua Regio | {{coord|39.6|S|180.2|E|dim:399.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 399.0 | Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet) |
Sicilia Regio | {{coord|30.0|S|317.2|E|dim:170.0km_globe:miranda_type:landmark}} | 170.0 | Sicily (The Winter's Tale) |
Scarps
Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
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! Rupes !! Named after | |
Argier Rupes | Algiers (The Tempest) |
Verona Rupes | Verona (Romeo and Juliet) |
Sulci
Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
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! Sulcus !! Named after | |
Naples Sulcus | Naples (The Tempest) |
Syracusa Sulcus | Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors) |
External links
- [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MIRANDA/target USGS: Miranda nomenclature]
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