List of geological features on Mimas

This is a list of named geological features on Mimas, a moon that orbits the planet Saturn. Mimantean features are named after people and places in Arthurian legend or the legends of the Titans. The sole exception to this is Herschel Crater, named after William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Mimas in 1789. That name was chosen before the International Astronomical Union set a guideline for naming geological features on Mimas.

Chasms[]

Mimas' chasmata are named after locations in Arthurian legend and the legends of the Titans.

Chasma	Named after	Pronounced
	Avalon	/ˈævəlɒn/
	Camelot	/ˈkæmɪlɒt/
	Oeta	/ˈiːtə/
	Ossa	/ˈɒsə/
Pangea Chasma	Pangea	/pænˈdʒiːə/
	Pelion	/ˈpiːliən/

Craters[]

With the exception of Herschel, the craters of Mimas are named after characters in Arthurian legend.

Crater	Named after	Pronounced
	Accolon	/ˈækəlɒn/
	King Arthur	/ˈɑːrθər/
	Sir Balin	/ˈbeɪlɪn/
	King Ban	/ˈbæn/
	Bedivere	/ˈbɛdɪvɪər/
	Bors	/ˈbɔːrz/
	Dagonet	/ˈdæɡənɛt/
	Dinas Emrys
	Elaine	/ɪˈleɪn/
	Gaheris	/ɡəˈhɛrɪs/
	Galahad	/ˈɡæləhæd/
	Gareth	/ˈɡærəθ/
	Gawain	/ɡəˈweɪn, ˈɡaʊən/
	Guinevere	/ˈɡwɪnɪvɪər/
Herschel	William Herschel	/ˈhɜːrʃəl/
	Igraine	/ɪˈɡreɪn/
	Iseult	/ɪˈsuːlt, ɪˈzuːlt/
	Sir Kay	/ˈkeɪ/
	Lamerok	/ˈlæmərək/
	Launcelot	/ˈlɔːnsɪlɒt/
	Lot	/ˈlɒt/
	Sir Lucan	/ˈluːkəs/
	Morholt	/ˈmɑːrhaʊs/
	Mark of Cornwall	/ˈmɑːrk/
	Meliodas	/mɛliˈoʊdəs/
	Merlin	/ˈmɜːrlɪn/
	Mordred	/ˈmoʊdrɛd/
	Morgan le Fay	/ˈmɔːrɡən/
		/ˈnɪəroʊ/
	Palomides	/pæləˈmaɪdiːz/
	Pellinore	/ˈpɛlɪnɔːr/
	Percivale	/ˈpɜːrsɪvəl/
	Rience	/ˈrɔɪns/
	Tristram	/ˈtrɪstrəm/
	Uther Pendragon	/ˈuːθər, ˈjuːθər/

Crater chains[]

Mimas's sole named catena is named after a location in Arthurian legend.

Catena	Named after	Pronounced	Note
	Tintagel	/tɪnˈtædʒəl/	formerly Tintagil Chasma

External links[]

USGS: Mimas nomenclature

v t Moons of Saturn
Listed in approximately increasing distance from Saturn as of epoch JD 2459200.5.
Ring shepherds	S/2009 S 1 Ring moonlets Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus Pandora
Co-orbitals	Epimetheus Janus
G Ring	Aegaeon
Alkyonides	Methone Anthe Pallene
Inner large (with trojans)	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Telesto Calypso Dione Helene Polydeuces
Outer large	Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus
Inuit group (8)	S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq Ijiraq Paaliaq Saturn LX S/2004 S 31 Tarqeq Siarnaq
Norse group (46)	Phoebe Skathi S/2004 S 37 S/2007 S 2 Skoll Hyrrokkin Greip Mundilfari S/2004 S 13 (?) S/2006 S 1 S/2007 S 3 (?) Suttungr Saturn LIV Jarnsaxa Narvi Bergelmir Hati S/2004 S 17 (?) S/2004 S 12 (?) Saturn LIX Farbauti Thrymr Bestla S/2004 S 7 (?) Aegir Saturn LXI Saturn LV Saturn LVII Saturn LXII Saturn LVI S/2006 S 3 Saturn LXV Kari S/2004 S 28 Loge Saturn LXVI Fenrir Ymir Surtur Saturn LXIII S/2004 S 21 S/2004 S 39 S/2004 S 36 Fornjot Saturn LXIV Saturn LVIII
Gallic group (4)	Albiorix Bebhionn Erriapus Tarvos
Prograde outer satellites	S/2004 S 24
Rings of Saturn Cassini–Huygens Themis Chiron S/2004 S 6 S/2004 S 4 S/2004 S 3 In fiction