List of geological features on Rhea

This is a list of named geological features on Rhea, the second largest moon of Saturn. Planetary features are approved by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).

Catenae

A catena /kəˈtiːnə/ is a crater chain.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Notes	Ref
Koykamou Catena	70°S 244°W	110	6 August 2010	Koykamou, a mountain in Nganasan mythology	—	WGPSN
Mouru Catena	48.5°N 343.5°W / 48.5; -343.5 (Mouru)	80	6 August 2010	Merv, holy land in Persian mythology	—	WGPSN
Onokoro Catenae	44.7°S 328.5°W / -44.7; -328.5 (Onokoro)	240	6 August 2010	Onokoro, mythical island in Japanese mythology	—	WGPSN
Puchou Catenae	32°N 87°W	620	6 August 2010	Pu Chou Mountain in Chinese mythology	Formerly classified as a chasma	WGPSN
Thebeksan Catena	39.5°S 174°W / -39.5; -174 (Thebeksan)	220	6 August 2010	Thebeksan, holy mountain in Korean mythology	—	WGPSN
Wungaran Catenae	22.5°N 79°W / 22.5; -79 (Wungaran)	350	6 August 2010	Wungaran, sacred place in Kakadu, Australia	—	WGPSN

Chasmata

Rhean chasms are called chasmata. They are named after sacred places in world mythologies.

Chasma	Named after
Avaiki Chasmata	Avaiki, the underworld in Cook Islands mythology
Galunlati Chasmata	ᎦᎸᎳᏗ galvladi (galvv́ládii) "the above": the land above the sky in Cherokee mythology
Kun Lun Chasma was reclassified as a linea in 2010 (see below)
Pu Chou Chasma was reclassified as a catena in 2010 (see above)
Pulag Chasma	Pulag, sacred mountain in Igorot mythology
Vaupas Chasma	Vaupas, a river in the mythology of the Cuebo of Colombia
Yamsi Chasmata	Yamsi, lodge of the North Wind in Klamath mythology

Craters

Rhean craters are named after figures from the mythologies of mostly non-European cultures. As of 2017, there are 128 named craters.

Crater	Coordinate	Named after
Aananin	34.9°N 339.9°W / 34.9; -339.9	Aananin (Korean)
Abassi	21.3°S 146.5°W / -21.3; -146.5	Abassi (Efik)
Adjua	40.2°N 118.9°W / 40.2; -118.9	Adjua (Ulch people of Siberia)
Agunua	63.3°N 66.2°W / 63.3; -66.2	Agunua (Solomon Islands)
Ameta	53.3°N 21.9°W / 53.3; -21.9	Ameta (Seram, Indonesia)
Anguta	25.7°N 190.0°W / 25.7; -190.0	Anguta (Inuit)
Arunaka	15.3°S 22.1°W / -15.3; -22.1	Arunaka (Incan)
Atum	47.1°S 1.1°W / -47.1; -1.1	Atum (Egyptian)
Awonawilona	37.3°S 150.3°W / -37.3; -150.3	Awonawilona (Zuni)
Bulagat	38.2°S 15.2°W / -38.2; -15.2	Bulagat (Buryat people of Siberia)
Bumba	63.1°N 50.4°W / 63.1; -50.4	Bumba (Bushongo people of the Congo)
Burkhan	66.8°N 310.6°W / 66.8; -310.6	Burkhan (Buryat people of Siberia)
Chingaso	17.1°S 106.0°W / -17.1; -106.0	Chingaso (Jivaro)
Con	25.8°S 12.7°W / -25.8; -12.7	Kon (Incan)
Dangun	7.2°N 208.0°W / 7.2; -208.0	Dangun (Korean)
Djuli	31.2°S 46.7°W / -31.2; -46.7	Djuli (Neghidahan people of Ukraine)
Dohitt	18.0°S 74.1°W / -18.0; -74.1	Dohitt (Mosetene, people of north Bolivia)
Ellyay	71.4°N 91.8°W / 71.4; -91.8	Ellyay (Yakut people of Siberia)
Faro	45.3°N 114.0°W / 45.3; -114.0	Faro (Mandé peoples of West Africa)
Fatu	7.7°N 176.1°W / 7.7; -176.1	Fatu (Samoan)
Gborogboro	12.7°S 162.2°W / -12.7; -162.2	Gborogboro (Lugbara)
Gmerti	52.0°S 192.6°W / -52.0; -192.6	Gmerti (Georgian)
Gucumatz	37.0°N 175.8°W / 37.0; -175.8	Gukumatz (Maya)
Haik	36.6°S 29.3°W / -36.6; -29.3	Haik (Armenian)
Haoso	8.3°N 12.5°W / 8.3; -12.5	Haoso (Manchuria)
Heller	10.1°N 315.1°W / 10.1; -315.1	Heller (Auracanin)
Huracan	53.2°N 188.5°W / 53.2; -188.5	Huracan (Kiche)
Imberombera	33.3°S 216.7°W / -33.3; -216.7	Imberombera (Kakadu)
Inktomi	14.1°S 112.1°W / -14.1; -112.1	Iktomi (Lakota)
Inmar	2.3°S 301.6°W / -2.3; -301.6	Inmar (Udmurtian)
Iraca	39.4°N 112.1°W / 39.4; -112.1	Iraca (Incan)
Izanagi	49.4°S 310.2°W / -49.4; -310.2	Izanagi (Japanese)
Izanami	46.3°S 313.4°W / -46.3; -313.4	Izanami (Japanese)
Jumo	52.8°N 66.5°W / 52.8; -66.5	Jumo (Mari people of the Volga)
Karora	5.9°N 20.1°W / 5.9; -20.1	Karora (Aranda people of Australia)
Khado	41.6°N 359.1°W / 41.6; -359.1	Khado (Nganasan)
Kiho	11.1°S 358.7°W / -11.1; -358.7	Kiho (Polynesian)
Kuksu	25.3°N 288.7°W / 25.3; -288.7	Kuksu (Pomo)
Kuma	10.0°N 277.2°W / 10.0; -277.2	Kuma (Yaruro)
Kumpara	9.6°N 327.1°W / 9.6; -327.1	Kumpara (Jivaro people of Ecuador)
Leza	21.8°S 309.2°W / -21.8; -309.2	Leza (Tongan)
Lowa	40.9°N 16.6°W / 40.9; -16.6	Lowa (Marshall Islands)
Luli	46.5°N 243.1°W / 46.5; -243.1	Luli (Mansi)
Madumda	36.9°S 64.8°W / -36.9; -64.8	Madumda (Pomo)
Maheo	31.6°N 281.7°W / 31.6; -281.7	Maheo (Cheyenne)
Malunga	65.1°N 56.2°W / 65.1; -56.2	Malunga (Bantu)
Mamaldi	14°N 184°W	Mamaldi (Nanai) (Tungusic people of the Amur River area)
Manoid	29.5°N 8.5°W / 29.5; -8.5	Manoid (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula)
Melo	53.2°S 7.1°W / -53.2; -7.1	Melo (Minyong people of India)
Mubai	55.8°N 20.2°W / 55.8; -20.2	Mubai (Tibetan)
Napi	26.9°N 174.8°W / 26.9; -174.8	Napi (Blackfoot)
Nishanu	9.0°S 129.0°W / -9.0; -129.0	Nishanu (Arikara)
Num	24.0°N 92.7°W / 24.0; -92.7	Num (Samoyed)
Nzame	9.0°N 24.9°W / 9.0; -24.9	Nzame (Fang)
Obatala	1.1°S 269.7°W / -1.1; -269.7	Obatala (Yoruba)
Olorun	24.7°N 155.4°W / 24.7; -155.4	Olorun (Yoruba)
Ormazd	52.5°N 58.5°W / 52.5; -58.5	Ormazd (Zoroastrian)
Pachacamac	23.4°S 83.7°W / -23.4; -83.7	Pachacamac (Inca)
Pan Ku	65.7°N 107.7°W / 65.7; -107.7	Pan Ku (Hmong)
Pedn	46.0°N 351.7°W / 46.0; -351.7	Pedn (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula)
Pokoh	71.7°S 326.4°W / -71.7; -326.4	Pokoh (Pallawonaps)
Pouliuli	16.9°S 284.4°W / -16.9; -284.4	Pouliuli (Hawaiian)
Powehiwehi	8.2°S 280.4°W / -8.2; -280.4	Powehiwehi (Hawaiian)
Puntan	33.9°N 292.4°W / 33.9; -292.4	Puntan (Chamorro)
Qat	23.8°S 351.6°W / -23.8; -351.6	Qat (New Hebrides)
Samni	47.7°S 90.7°W / -47.7; -90.7	Samni (Kachins)
Seveki	12.9°N 164.7°W / 12.9; -164.7	Seveki (Evenki)
Shedi	53.5°S 346.8°W / -53.5; -346.8	Shedi (Minyong)
Sholmo	12.0°N 346.4°W / 12.0; -346.4	Sholmo (Buryat people of Siberia)
Taaroa	16.5°N 95.5°W / 16.5; -95.5	Ta'aroa (Hawaiian)
Tane	12.5°S 57.4°W / -12.5; -57.4	Tāne (Māori)
Tawa	17.9°N 175.2°W / 17.9; -175.2	Tawa (Hopi)
Thunupa	45.6°N 21.3°W / 45.6; -21.3	Thunpa (Incan)
Tika	25.1°N 84.1°W / 25.1; -84.1	Tika (Abkhazia)
Tirawa	34.2°N 151.7°W / 34.2; -151.7	Tirawa (Pawnee)
Tore	0.0°N 335.6°W / 0.0; -335.6	Tore (Pygmy people of Africa)
Torom	68.1°S 343.5°W / -68.1; -343.5	Torom (Ostiak people of Siberia)
Tsuki-Yomi	35.0°N 43.8°W / 35.0; -43.8	Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Japanese)
Tuwale	78.0°S 242.4°W / -78.0; -242.4	Tuwale (Ceram)
Uku	78.7°N 95.5°W / 78.7; -95.5	Uku (Estonian)
Wakonda	48.6°N 269.7°W / 48.6; -269.7	Wakonda (Sioux)
Wende	56.3°S 226.4°W / -56.3; -226.4	Wende (Mossi)
Whanin	66.9°N 115.0°W / 66.9; -115.0	Hwanin (Korean)
Wuraka	25.1°N 4.0°W / 25.1; -4.0	Wuraka (Kakadu people of Australia)
Woyengi	13.7°N 294.5°W / 13.7; -294.5	Woyengi (Ijaw)
Wulbari	67.0°N 88.9°W / 67.0; -88.9	Wulbari (Krachi)
Xamba	2.1°N 349.7°W / 2.1; -349.7	Xamba (unidentified, purportedly "Bushman")
Xowalaci	2.4°N 56.3°W / 2.4; -56.3	Xowalaci (Joshua)
Xu	55.0°N 71.9°W / 55.0; -71.9	!Xu (various San peoples, a loanword to translate "Lord" in the Bible)
Yu-Ti	50.1°N 81.5°W / 50.1; -81.5	Yu-Ti (Chinese), i.e. the Jade Emperor
Zicum	50.9°S 111.2°W / -50.9; -111.2	Zicum (Babylonian)

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Fossae

A fossa is a long, narrow depression.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Ref
Harahvaiti Fossa	36°S 171°W	190	6 August 2010	Beautiful land created by Persian god Ahura Mazda; modern Kandahar, Afghanistan	WGPSN
Parun Fossa	46.5°S 152°W / -46.5; -152 (Parun)	120	6 August 2010	Parun River, Nuristan (NE Afghanistan), in which the mother goddess Disani gave birth to Bagisht, the creator of people	WGPSN

Lineae

A linea is a long marking on a planet or moon's surface.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Notes	Ref
Kirinyaga Linea	1.8°S 128.8°W / -1.8; -128.8 (Kirinyaga)	400	17 June 2010	Mount Kenya (Kirinyaga), a holy mountain in Kikuyu mythology.	—	WGPSN
Kunlun Linea	45°N 308°W	180	6 August 2010	Kunlun Mountains, home of the gods in Chinese mythology	Formerly classified as a chasma	WGPSN

See also

• List of craters in the Solar System
• List of quadrangles on Rhea

External links

• USGS: Rhea nomenclature