List of geological features on Io

This is a list of named geological features on Io, a moon of Jupiter. See also the list of mountains on Io and the list of paterae on Io.

Eruptive Centers[]

Eruptive centers on Io, locations typically where major volcanic activity was observed and characterized before the volcanic landform was, are named after the gods of volcanoes and/or blacksmiths in various mythologies.

Volcano	Named after
Amirani	Amirani (Georgian)
	Kanehekili (Hawaiian)
Loki	Loki (Norse)
	Marduk (Babylonian)
Masubi	Ho-Masubi (Japanese)
	Māui (Hawaiian)
Pele	Pele (Hawaiian)
Prometheus	Prometheus (Greek)
Surt	Surtur (Icelandic)
Thor	Thor (Norse)
	Volund (Norse)
Zamama	Zamama (Babylonian)

Catenae[]

On Io, catenae /kəˈtiːnə/ (crater chains, sg. catena) are named after sun gods in various mythologies. In 2006, the use of the term catena was discontinued in favor of the patera /ˈpætərə/ (plural paterae /ˈpætəriː/). Below is a list of features that previously used the descriptor term catena.

Catena	Named after
	Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrian)
	Reshet (Aramaic)
Tvashtar Paterae	Tvashtri (Hindu)

Fluctūs[]

Ionian fluctus /ˈflʌktəs/ (areas of lava flow)^[1] are named after fire and thunder gods in various mythologies, or after locations in Greek mythology associated with Io.

Fluctus	Named after
	Acala (Buddhism)
	Arinna (Hittite)
	Donar (Germanic)
	Euboea (Greek)
	Fjorgyn (Norse)
Kanehekili Fluctus	Kanehekili (Hawaiian)
	Lei Gong (Chinese)
	Lei Zi (Chinese)
	Marduk (Sumerian)
	Ho-Masubi (Japanese)
	Sobo (Vodou)
	(Khoikhoi)
	(Chinese)
	(Sumerian)

Mensae[]

Ionian mensae /ˈmɛnsiː/ (mesas, sg. mensa) are named after mythological figures associated with fire or with the nymph Io.

Mensa	Named after
	(The Divine Comedy)
	Echo (Greek)
	Epaphus (Greek)
	Hermes (Greek)
	Iynx (Greek)
	Pan (Greek)
	Prometheus (Greek)
	Telegonus, husband of Io (Greek)
	Tvashtar (Hindu)

Montes[]

Ionian montes /ˈmɒntiːz/ (mountains and volcanos, sg. mons /ˈmɒnz/) are named after people and places associated with the nymph Io, and sun and fire gods in various other mythologies.

Paterae[]

Ionian paterae /ˈpætəriː/ (shallow craters and crater chains) are named after sun gods and fire gods in various mythologies.

Plana[]

Ionian plana /ˈpleɪnə/ (plateaus, sg. planum /ˈpleɪnəm/) are named after locations in Greek mythology associated with the nymph Io.

Planum	Named after
	Argos
Danube Planum	Danube River
	Dodona
	Ethiopia
	Iopolis
	Nemea

Regiones[]

Ionian regiones /rɛdʒiˈoʊniːz/ (regions, sg. regio /ˈriːdʒioʊ/) are mostly named after locations in Greek mythology associated with the nymph Io.

Regio	Named after
	Bactria
	Bosphorus
	(The Divine Comedy)
	Chalybes
	Colchis
	Illyria
	Lerna
	Media
	Mycenae
	Tarsus

Tholi[]

Ionian tholi /ˈθoʊlaɪ/ (hills, sg. tholus /ˈθoʊləs/) are named after mythological figures associated with fire or with the nymph Io.

Tholus	Named after	Coordinates
	Apis (Greek)	10°54′S 347°53′W / 10.9°S 347.88°W / -10.9; -347.88 (Apis Tholus)
	Inachus (Greek)	16°11′S 347°46′W / 16.18°S 347.76°W / -16.18; -347.76 (Inachus Tholus)
	(Khoikhoi)	0°06′S 163°00′W / 0.1°S 163.0°W / -0.1; -163.0 (Tsui Goab Tholus)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• USGS: Io nomenclature