Craters of Mimas
The theme for naming the craters of Mimas is characters from old British Authurian legends. Other knights from the middle ages are also inlcuded.
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Arthur |
King of the Round Table |
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Balin |
Knight of "matchless courage and virtue." |
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Bedivere |
One of Author's knights |
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Elaine |
Daughter of King Pelles, and mother of Sir Galahad. |
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Gawain |
Eldest son of King Lot; Arthur's favorite cousin |
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Gwynevere |
Queen; wife of Arthur |
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Igraine |
Wife of Uther; mother of Arthur |
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Merlin |
Magician and prophet; Arthur's mentor. |
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Modred |
Arthur's illegitimate son and mortal enemy |
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Morgan |
Arthur's half sister; enchantress; plotted to destroy Arthur but failed. |
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Percivale |
Very pure knight who accomplished quest of Holy Grail. |
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Uther |
Ruler of all Britain; Arthur's father. |
Craters of Gaspra
The crateers of Gaspra are named after famous spas and resorts around the world.These names make Gaspra seem like an inviting place to visit!
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Bath |
Spa in England |
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Calistoga |
Resort in California, USA |
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Carlsbad |
Spa in Czech Republic |
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Helwain |
Spa in Egypt |
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Krynica |
Health resort in Poland |
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Loutraki |
Spa in Greece |
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Mandal |
Spa in Norway |
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Rio Hondo |
Spa in Argentina |
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Saratoga |
Spa in New York, USA |
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Tang-Sha |
Spa in China |
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Yalta |
Spa in Crimea, Ukraine |
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Zohar |
Spa in Israel |
Craters of Ariel
These craters are named after benevolent spirits of folklore or literature.
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Agape |
Spirit in Spenser's "Fairy Queene" |
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Ataksak |
Eskimo benevolent spirit |
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Befana |
Good spirit who fills Italian children's stockings with toys on twelfth night |
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Berylune |
Good spirit in Maeterlinck's "The Bluebird" |
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Deive |
Spirit of beautiful maiden |
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Djadek |
Czech ancestral benevolent spirit and household guardian |
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Domovoy |
Slavic spirit protector of home |
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Finvara |
Irish king of spirits; provided horses and wine to men |
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Laica |
Inca good spirit |
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Melusine |
Spirit heroine of medieval French story |
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Rima |
Spirit in Hudson's "Green Mansions" |
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Yangoor |
Spirit that brings day |
Craters of Europa
The craters on Europa are named after Celtic and Gaellic gods, goddesses and characters.
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Beautiful Celtic god of love |
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Balor |
Celtic god of the night whose evil eye caused the death of those on whom it glanced |
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Celtic goddess of healing, smiths, fertility and poetry. |
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Gaelic war god |
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Celtic goddess of beauty who was lured asleep by music, then swept away by a great wave |
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The most beautiful woman in Irish myths. |
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Handsome Celtic king, father of sun god Bres |
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Celtic poet, one of the children of the mother goddess Don |
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Celtic sea god |
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Celtic god of wealth and treasure |
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Celtic god of the underworld |
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Celtic hero who lived in Bula Lake |
Eruptive Centers on Io
These features are named after fire,blacksmiths and volano gods from around the world.
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Loki |
Norse blacksmith god |
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Masubi |
Japanese fire god |
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Pele |
Hawaiian goddess of the volcano |
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Prometheus |
Greek fire god |
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Surt |
Icelandic volcano god |
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Volund |
Germanic supreme smith of the gods |
Rupes on Mercury
These features are named after famous explorers' ships.
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Astrolabe |
French; d'Urville's ship to explore Antarctica, 1838-40 |
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Discovery |
English; Cook's ship on last voyage to Pacific, 1776-80 |
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Fram |
Norwegian; ship used in Arctic by Nansen, 1892-96, and by Sverdrup and Amundsen in Antarctica, 1909 |
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Santa Maria |
Spanish; Columbus' flagship, first voyage to America, 1492 |
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Vostok |
Russian; Bellingshausen's ship for Antarctic exploration, 1819-21 |
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Zeehaen |
Dutch; one of Tasman's ships to explore Australia, New Zealand, 1642-43. |
All feature descriptions are from the USGS Nomenclature Website. These are listed under "Section 1: Names listed by planetary system, satellite, and feature type." Each planetary system is linked here with a complete nomenclature including feature type, name, origin and latitude/longitude coordinates.