List of geological features on Miranda
This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.
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 | 25.0 | Alonso, King of Naples |
34°48′S 202°06′E / 34.8°S 202.1°E | 17.0 | Ferdinand, Alonso's son | |
73°12′S 236°00′E / 73.2°S 236.0°E | 14.0 | Francisco, a lord of Naples | |
11°24′S 77°00′E / 11.4°S 77.0°E | 11.0 | Gonzalo, A lord of Naples | |
32°54′S 329°54′E / 32.9°S 329.9°E | 21.0 | Prospero, the magician | |
41°06′S 234°06′E / 41.1°S 234.1°E | 16.0 | Stephano, the drunken butler | |
63°42′S 163°24′E / 63.7°S 163.4°E | 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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Forest of Arden (As You Like It) | |
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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31°30′S 11°54′E / 31.5°S 11.9°E | 244.0 | Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth) | |
15°00′S 250°00′E / 15.0°S 250.0°E | 225.0 | Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors) | |
39°36′S 180°12′E / 39.6°S 180.2°E | 399.0 | Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet) | |
30°00′S 317°12′E / 30.0°S 317.2°E | 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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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 (The Tempest) | |
Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors) |
External links[]
Categories:
- Miranda (moon)
- Surface features of Uranian moons