List of craters in the Solar System
This is a list of named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets, planets, and natural satellites. All geological features of a body are typically named after a specific theme. For completeness, the list also refers to the craters on, which naming process is not overseen by IAU's WGPSN.
Amalthea (2)
| Feature | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Gaea | 80 km | 1979 | Gaia, Greek mother earth goddess who brought Zeus to Crete | |
| Pan | 100 km | 1979 | Pan, Greek goat-god son of Amalthea and Hermes |
Ariel (17)
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Callisto (141)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Adal | 41.7 | 1979 | Adal | ||
| Aegir | 53.9 | 1997 | Aegir | ||
| Agloolik | 61.6 | 1997 | Agloolik | ||
| Ägröi | 67.4 | 1979 | Äkräs | ||
| Ahti | 54.8 | 1988 | Ahti | ||
| Ajleke | 70 | 1988 | Ajleke | ||
| Akycha | 81 | 1979 | Akycha | ||
| Alfr | 96 | 1979 | Alfr | ||
| Áli | 32.9 | 1979 | Áli | ||
| Ánarr | 41.7 | 1979 | Ánarr | ||
| Arcas | 60.9 | 1997 | Arcas | ||
| Askr | 68.8 | 1979 | Askr | ||
| Audr | 80.8 | 1997 | Audr | ||
| Austri | 15 | 1997 | Austri | ||
| Aziren | 55.6 | 1988 | Aziren | ||
| Balkr | 68 | 1979 | Balkr | ||
| Barri | 69 | 1997 | Barri | ||
| Bavörr | 85.3 | 1979 | Bavörr | ||
| Beli | 55.6 | 1979 | Belenus | ||
| Biflindi | 58 | 1997 | Biflindi | ||
| Bragi | 61.8 | 1979 | Bragi | ||
| Brami | 75.7 | 1979 | Brami | ||
| Bran | 78 | 1979 | Bran the Blessed | ||
| Buga | 59 | 1979 | Buga | ||
| Buri | 86 | 1979 | Búri | ||
| Burr | 75.4 | 1979 | Burr | ||
| Dag | 46.6 | 1979 | Dag | ||
| Danr | 45.2 | 1979 | Danr | ||
| Dia | 34.4 | 1979 | Dia | ||
| Doh | 59.5 | 1997 | Doh | ||
| Dryops | 31.5 | 1979 | Dryops | ||
| Durinn | 51.6 | 1979 | Durin | ||
| Egdir | 60.6 | 1979 | Eggthér | ||
| Egres | 45.5 | 1988 | Äkräs | ||
| Erlik | 26.6 | 1979 | Erlik | ||
| Fadir | 78.6 | 1979 | Fadir | ||
| Fili | 31.7 | 1979 | Fili | ||
| Finnr | 80 | 1979 | Finnr | ||
| Freki | 55 | 1979 | Freki | ||
| Frodi | 45.9 | 1979 | Frodi | ||
| Fulla | 58.9 | 1979 | Fulla | ||
| Fulnir | 43.1 | 1979 | Fulnir | ||
| Gandalfr | 17 | 1997 | Gandalfr | ||
| Geri | 38.9 | 1979 | Geri | ||
| Ginandi | 44.4 | 1997 | Ginandi | ||
| Gisl | 37 | 1979 | Gisl | ||
| Gloi | 115.3 | 1979 | Gloi | ||
| Göll | 55.4 | 1979 | Göll | ||
| Göndul | 45.5 | 1979 | Göndul | ||
| Grimr | 103.2 | 1979 | Grimr | ||
| Gunnr | 61.1 | 1979 | Gunnr | ||
| Gymir | 40.6 | 1979 | Gymir | ||
| Hábrok | 37.2 | 1979 | Hábrók | ||
| Haki | 72.2 | 1979 | Haki | ||
| Hár | 52.2 | 1979 | Hár | ||
| Heimdall | 210 | 2000 | Heimdall | ||
| Hepti | 48.6 | 1979 | Hepti | ||
| Hijsi | 54.1 | 1988 | Hiisi | ||
| Hödr | 76.5 | 1979 | Hödr | ||
| Hoenir | 81.1 | 1979 | Hoenir | ||
| Högni | 76 | 1979 | Högni | ||
| Höldr | 68.1 | 1988 | Höldr | ||
| Igaluk | 111.7 | 1979 | Igaluk | ||
| Ilma | 102 | 1988 | Ilma | ||
| Ivarr | 73.1 | 1979 | Ivarr | ||
| Jalkr | 93.5 | 1997 | Jalkr | ||
| Jumal | 58.5 | 1988 | Jumal | ||
| Jumo | 43.6 | 1979 | Jumo | ||
| Kári | 34.5 | 1979 | Kári | ||
| Karl | 34 | 1979 | Karl | ||
| Keelut | 64 | 1997 | Keelut | ||
| Kul' | 40.5 | 1988 | Kul' | ||
| Lempo | 41.3 | 1988 | Lempo | ||
| Ljekio | 23.8 | 1988 | Liekkiö | ||
| Lodurr | 72 | 1979 | Lóðurr | ||
| Lofn | 200 | 1997 | Lofn | ||
| Loni | 85 | 1979 | Loni | ||
| Losy | 62.1 | 1979 | Losy | ||
| Lycaon | 59 | 1997 | Lycaon | ||
| Maderatcha | 66.2 | 1988 | Maderakka | ||
| Mera | 39.5 | 1979 | Mera | ||
| Mimir | 47.7 | 1979 | Mimir | ||
| Mitsina | 40.4 | 1979 | Mitsina | ||
| Modi | 37.8 | 1979 | Modi | ||
| Nakki | 59.8 | 1997 | Näkki | ||
| Nama | 30.1 | 1979 | Nama | ||
| Nár | 56.9 | 1979 | Nár | ||
| Nerrivik | 44.3 | 1979 | Nerrivik | ||
| Nidi | 49.3 | 1979 | Niði | ||
| Nirkes | 58.5 | 1988 | Nyyrikki | ||
| Njord | 44.6 | 1988 | Njord | ||
| Nori | 114 | 1979 | Nori | ||
| Norov-Ava | 41.4 | 1988 | Norov-Ava | ||
| Nuada | 66 | 1979 | Nuada | ||
| Numi-Torum | 75.6 | 1997 | Numi-Torum | ||
| Nyctimus | 34 | 1997 | Nyctimus | ||
| Oluksak | 86.7 | 1997 | Oluksak | ||
| Omol' | 60.4 | 1988 | Omol' | ||
| Orestheus | 22.5 | 1997 | Orestheus | ||
| Oski | 48.1 | 1979 | Oski | ||
| Ottar | 59.8 | 1979 | Ottar | ||
| Pekko | 62 | 1979 | Pekko | ||
| Randver | 28 | 1997 | Randver | ||
| Reginleif | 54.8 | 1997 | Regincleif | ||
| Reginn | 57 | 1979 | Reginn | ||
| Reifnir | 36.8 | 1997 | Reifnir | ||
| Rigr | 72.5 | 1979 | Rigr | ||
| Rongoteus | 35.5 | 1988 | Rongoteus | ||
| Rota | 45 | 1988 | Róta | ||
| Saga | 11.1 | 1979 | Saga | ||
| Sarakka | 47.7 | 1979 | Sarakka | ||
| Seqinek | 80.7 | 1979 | Seqinek | ||
| Sholmo | 57 | 1979 | Sholmo | ||
| Sigyn | 49.8 | 1979 | Sigyn | ||
| Skeggold | 43 | 1997 | Skeggöld | ||
| Sköll | 59.6 | 1979 | Sköll | ||
| Skuld | 91.8 | 1979 | Skuld | ||
| Sudri | 69.5 | 1979 | Sudri | ||
| Sumbur | 37.9 | 1979 | Sumbur | ||
| Tapio | 52.2 | 1988 | Tapio | ||
| Thekkr | 13 | 1997 | Thekkr | ||
| Thorir | 62.7 | 1997 | Thorir | ||
| Tindr | 75.8 | 1979 | Tindr | ||
| Tontu | 40.2 | 1988 | Tonttu | ||
| Tornarsuk | 99 | 1979 | Tornarsuk | ||
| Tyll | 68.7 | 1988 | Suur Tõll | ||
| Tyn | 63 | 1979 | Tyn | ||
| Uksakka | 22.5 | 1997 | Uksakka | ||
| Valfödr | 101.5 | 1979 | Valfödr | ||
| Vali | 54.3 | 1979 | Vali | ||
| Vanapagan | 62.7 | 1988 | Vanapagan | ||
| Veralden | 75.2 | 1988 | Veralden | ||
| Vestri | 77.3 | 1979 | Vestri | ||
| Vidarr | 78 | 1988 | Vidarr | ||
| Vitr | 72.8 | 1979 | Vitr | ||
| Vu-Murt | 34.5 | 1988 | Vu-Murt | ||
| Vutash | 46.2 | 1988 | Vutash | ||
| Ymir | 79 | 1979 | Ymir | ||
| Yuryung | 75.1 | 1997 | Yuryung |
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Ceres (90)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Abellio | 32 | 2015 | Gaul god of the apple tree | ||
| Achita | 40 | 2015 | Nigerian god of agriculture | ||
| Annona | 60 | 2015 | Roman goddess of crops and of the harvest | ||
| Anura | 37 | 2015 | Arawakan spirit of the tobacco seeds | ||
| Aristaeus | 35.8 | 2016 | Greek god of agriculture | ||
| Asari | 56 | 2015 | Syrian god of agriculture | ||
| Attis | 22 | 2015 | Greek/Phrygian god of vegetation and of fertility | ||
| Azacca | 49.91 | 2015 | Haitian god of agriculture | ||
| Begbalel | 102 | 2016 | Yap Islands guardian of the taro fields who controls the yield of the crops | ||
| Belun | 36.04 | 2015 | Belarus god of the fields | ||
| Besua | 17 | 2015 | Egyptian grain god | ||
| Bilwis | 7 | 2017 | German corn spirit | ||
| Binayo | 16 | 2017 | Philippine female spirit caretaker of the rice spirits | ||
| Bonsu | 31 | 2015 | Bateg/Batek god who watches over the fruits and flowers | ||
| Braciaca | 8 | 2016 | Celtic god of malt | ||
| Cacaguat | 13.6 | 2016 | Nicaraguan god of cacao | ||
| Cachimana | 18 | 2017 | Atabapo and Inirida tribes’ vegetation god who ripens the crops and controls the seasons | ||
| Centeotl | 6 | 2016 | Mexican god/goddess of maize and agriculture | ||
| Chaminuka | 122 | 2015 | Shona spirit who provides rains in times of droughts | ||
| Coniraya | 135 | 2015 | Inca god who was responsible for the system of agricultural terracing and irrigation | ||
| Consus | 64 | 2016 | Italian agricultural god who watched over the harvested and stored crop | ||
| Cozobi | 24 | 2015 | Zapotec god of maize and of abundant food | ||
| Dada | 12 | 2015 | Nigerian god of vegetables | ||
| Dantu | 126 | 2015 | Ghanan god associated with the planting of the corn | ||
| Darzamat | 92 | 2015 | Darzamate Dārza-māte; Latvian spirit “Mother of the garden.” | ||
| Datan | 60 | 2015 | Polish god of the tilling of the soil | ||
| Dikhan | 21 | 2017 | Dikhan baba; Kazakh preislamic deity of farming | ||
| Doliku | 15 | 2015 | Dahomey god of the fields | ||
| Duginavi | 155 | 2016 | Kogi god who taught people agriculture | ||
| Ernutet | 53.4 | 2015 | Egyptian cobra-headed goddess of the harvest | ||
| Enzinu | 116 | 2015 | Sumerian goddess of the grain | ||
| Fejokoo | 68 | 2015 | Nigerian god who supplied the yams | ||
| Fluusa | 60 | 2015 | Oscan goddess of flowers counterpart of Roman goddess Flora | ||
| Gaue | 80 | 2015 | Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made in harvesting the rye | ||
| Geshtin | 80 | 2015 | Sumerian/Babylonian goddess of the vine | ||
| Ghanan | 68 | 2015 | Mayan god of maize | ||
| Hakumyi | 29.2 | 2016 | Paraguay Brazil and Bolivia spirit helpful in gardening | ||
| Hamori | 60 | 2015 | Japanese god protector of tree leaves | ||
| Hatipowa | 40 | 2016 | Indian god of agriculture | ||
| Haulani | 34 | 2015 | Hau-lani; Hawaiian plant goddess | ||
| Heneb | 39 | 2015 | Egyptian god of grain produce and vineyards | ||
| Homshuk | 70 | 2015 | Popoluca spirit of corn | ||
| Ialonus | 16.5 | 2016 | British god of the cultivated field and of the meadows | ||
| Ikapati | 50 | 2015 | Philippine goddess of the cultivated lands | ||
| Inamahari | 68 | 2015 | Ancient Siouan pair of male and female deities invoked for success at the sowing season | ||
| Insitor | 26 | 2015 | Roman agricultural deity in charge of the sowing | ||
| Jaja | 22 | 2015 | Abkhazian harvest goddess | ||
| Jarimba | 69 | 2015 | Arunta/Aranda god of flowers and fruit | ||
| Jarovit | 66 | 2015 | Slavic god of fertility and harvest who comes down to the Underworld after every harvest and returns to a usual world every spring | ||
| Juling | 20 | 2015 | Sakai/Orang Asli spirit of the crops | ||
| Kaikara | 72 | 2015 | Konjo and Banyoro/Nyoro goddess of harvest | ||
| Kait | 0.4 | 2015 | Hattic goddess of grain | ||
| Kerwan | 280 | 2015 | Hopi spirit of the sprouting maize | ||
| Kiriamma | 18.7 | 2016 | Veddan goddess provider of food | ||
| Kirnis | 115 | 2015 | Lithuanian spirit guardian of cherry trees | ||
| Kondos | 44 | 2015 | Finnish agricultural deity | ||
| Kumitoga | 96 | 2015 | Polynesian goddess of plant life | ||
| Kupalo | 26 | 2015 | Russian god of vegetation and of the harvest | ||
| Laukumate | 29.7 | 2016 | Latvian spirit “Mother of the fields.” | ||
| Liber | 23 | 2015 | Roman god of agriculture | ||
| Lociyo | 37.8 | 2016 | Zapotec deity to whom a ceremony is performed when the first chili plant is cut | ||
| Lono | 20 | 2015 | Hawaiian god of agriculture | ||
| Meanderi | 103 | 2015 | Ngaing goddess of taro sugar cane and other foods | ||
| Megwomets | 78.7 | 2016 | Yurok dwarf god of acorns and the distributor of vegetal abundance | ||
| Messor | 40 | 2015 | Roman god of harvesting of cutting of the grain | ||
| Mlezi | 41.5 | 2017 | Name of god Tilo as “Food-Giver” | ||
| Mondamin | 126 | 2015 | Ojibwe /Chippewa corn god | ||
| Nawish | 77 | 2015 | Acoma guardian of the field | ||
| Nepen | 26.4 | 2016 | Egyptian god of rain | ||
| Ninsar | 40 | 2015 | Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation | ||
| Occator | 92 | 2015 | Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing | ||
| Oltagon | 28 | 2015 | Philippine agricultural goddess | ||
| Omonga | 77 | 2015 | Tomori/Mori rice spirit who dwells in the Moon | ||
| Oxo | 10 | 2015 | God of agriculture in Afro-Brazilian beliefs of Yoruba derivation | ||
| Piuku | 31 | 2015 | Barama River Caribs god of the manioc | ||
| Rao | 12 | 2015 | Polynesian god of turmeric | ||
| Razeka | 38.38 | 2016 | Arabian tribal god worshipped as the provider of food | ||
| Rongo | 68 | 2015 | Maori god of agriculture of cultivated foods | ||
| Roskva | 22 | 2015 | Teutonic goddess who symbolizes the ripe fields of harvest | ||
| Sekhet | 40 | 2015 | Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields | ||
| Shakaema | 47 | 2015 | Jivaro god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas | ||
| Sintana | 58 | 2015 | Columbian deity who produced the fertile black earth for sowing | ||
| Tafakula | 34 | 2015 | Tongan goddess invoked for favorable seasons for the crops | ||
| Tahu | 25 | 2015 | Maori personification of all food | ||
| Takel | 22 | 2015 | Malaysian goddess in charge of the tuber harvest | ||
| Tawals | 8.8 | 2016 | Polish god of the fields of the tilling | ||
| Tibong | 36 | 2015 | Land Dayaks malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice | ||
| Toharu | 86 | 2015 | Pawnee god of food and vegetation | ||
| Tupo | 36 | 2015 | Polynesian god of turmeric | ||
| Uvara | 170 | 2015 | Indian and Iranian deity of plants and fields | ||
| Victa | 32 | 2015 | Roman goddess of food and nourishment | ||
| Vinotonus | 140 | 2015 | Celtic Briton god of vines | ||
| Xochipilli | 22.7 | 2016 | Aztec fertility god associated with maize and flowers; patron of music and dance | ||
| Yalode | 260 | 2015 | Dahomey goddess worshipped by women at the harvest rites | ||
| Zadeni | 129.28 | 2015 | Ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvest |
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Charon (6)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Dorothy | 261 | 2018 | Dorothy Gale, protagonist of the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum | ||
| Nasreddin | 29.7 | 2018 | Nasreddin, a Sufi traveler from folklore | ||
| Nemo | 44 | 2018 | character in novels by Jules Verne | ||
| Pirx | 90 | 2018 | main character in short stories by Stanisław Lem | ||
| Revati | 40 | 2018 | main character in the Hindu epic narrative Mahabharata | ||
| Sadko | 28 | 2018 | adventurer who traveled to the bottom of the sea in the medieval Russian epic Bylina |
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Dactyl (2)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Acmon | 0.3 | 1997 | One of the original three Dactyls | ||
| Celmis | 0.2 | 1997 | One of the original three Dactyls |
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Deimos (2)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Swift | 1 | 1973 | Jonathan; British writer | ||
| Voltaire | 1.9 | 1973 | Francios-Marie Arouet; French writer |
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Dione (73)
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Earth (190)
Enceladus (53)
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Epimetheus (2)
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Eros (37)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Abelard | 1.1 | 2003 | Peter; French philosopher lover of Heloise | ||
| Aida | 1.6 | 2003 | Ethiopian slave beloved of Egyptian officer Radames in Verdi's opera Aida | ||
| Avtandil | 1.2 | 2003 | Lover of Tinatin in Shota Rustavely's novel Knight in tiger-skin | ||
| Bovary | 0.8 | 2003 | Romantic heroine of Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary | ||
| Casanova | 0.9 | 2003 | Giovanni; Italian adventurer lover and author | ||
| Catherine | 1.1 | 2003 | Tragic lover of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights | ||
| Cupid | 1.8 | 2003 | Roman god of love equivalent of Eros | ||
| Don Juan | 1.1 | 2003 | Lover character of medieval European legend retold in Molière's Don Juan | ||
| Don Quixote | 0.9 | 2003 | Knight-errant imagined Dulcinea as his lady-love in Cervantes' Don Quixote | ||
| Dulcinea | 1.4 | 2003 | Imaginary lady-love of the knight Don Quixote in Cervantes' Don Quixote | ||
| Eurydice | 2.2 | 2003 | In Greek mythology wife of singer Orpheus who fails to bring her from Hades | ||
| Fujitsubo | 1.7 | 2003 | Lover of Genji in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu first modern novel | ||
| Galatea | 1.4 | 2003 | Woman in Greek mythology brought to life from statue by Pygmalion legendary king of Cyprus | ||
| Gamba | 1.3 | 2003 | Marina; companion of astronomer Galileo Galilei | ||
| Genji | 1.5 | 2003 | Prince lover of Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu | ||
| Heathcliff | 1.1 | 2003 | Tragic lover of Catherine in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights | ||
| Himeros | 10 | 2003 | Attendant of Eros; personification of the longing of love in Greek mythology | ||
| Hios | 1.3 | 2003 | Love child of Poseidon and Hiona in Greek mythology; also island in the Aegean Sea | ||
| Jahan | 2.1 | 2003 | Shah; Mogul emperor built Taj Mahal in Agra India for wife Mumtaz Mahal | ||
| Kastytis | 1.7 | 2003 | Lithuanian blacksmith lover of sea goddess Jurate; taken by her to the sea floor | ||
| Leander | 1.4 | 2003 | Lover of Hero swam to her across Hellespont every night and drowned; in despair Hero drowned herself | ||
| Leylie | 1.9 | 2003 | Majnoon's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi | ||
| Lolita | 1.8 | 2003 | Young girl from V. Nabokov's novel Lolita | ||
| Mahal | 1.2 | 2003 | Mumtaz; Mogul empress; favorite wife of Shah Jahan who built Taj Mahal | ||
| Majnoon | 2.1 | 2003 | Leylie's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi | ||
| Mélisande | 1 | 2003 | Wife of Prince Golaud and lover of his half-brother Pelléas in Maeterlinck drama | ||
| Narcissus | 2.9 | 2003 | Young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water | ||
| Orpheus | 1.1 | 2003 | Singer and musician in Greek mythology; fails to bring his love Eurydice from Hades | ||
| Pao-yü | 0.8 | 2003 | Lover of Tai-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan | ||
| Pelléas | 1.2 | 2003 | Beloved of Mélisande in Maeterlinck drama and later musical works by Faure Debussy and Schoenberg | ||
| Psyche | 4.8 | 2003 | Beloved of Eros; personification of human soul in Greek mythology | ||
| Pygmalion | 1.7 | 2003 | King of Cyprus; carved statue of woman brought to life as Galatea whom he married | ||
| Radames | 1.6 | 2003 | Egyptian officer beloved of Ethiopian slave Aida in Verdi's opera Aida | ||
| Selene | 3.6 | 2003 | Moon goddess in Greek mythology lover of Endymion | ||
| Tai-yü | 1.4 | 2003 | Beloved by Pao-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan | ||
| Tutanekai | 2.1 | 2003 | Māori hero beloved of young maiden Hinemoa who swam across Lake Rotorua to marry him | ||
| Valentine | 2.2 | 2003 | St. Valentine's Day for all lovers |
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Europa (41)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Áine | 5 | 2000 | Áine | ||
| Amergin | 17 | 2000 | Amergin | ||
| Angus | 4.5 | 2000 | Angus | ||
| Avagddu | 10 | 2000 | Avagddu | ||
| Balor | 4.8 | 2000 | Balor | ||
| Brigid | 9.5 | 2000 | Brigid | ||
| Camulus | 4.5 | 2000 | Camulus | ||
| Cilix | 15 | 1985 | Cilix | ||
| Cliodhna | 3 | 2000 | Cliodhna | ||
| Cormac | 4 | 2000 | Cormac mac Airt | ||
| Deirdre | 4.5 | 2000 | Deirdre | ||
| Diarmuid | 8.2 | 2000 | Diarmuid Ua Duibhne | ||
| Dylan | 5.3 | 2000 | Dylan Eil Ton | ||
| Elathan | 2.5 | 2000 | Elathan | ||
| Govannan | 11.5 | 1997 | Govannan | ||
| Gráinne | 13.5 | 2000 | Gráinne | ||
| Gwydion | 5 | 2000 | Gwydion | ||
| Llyr | 1.1 | 2000 | Llyr | ||
| Mael Dúin | 2 | 2000 | Mael Dúin | ||
| Maeve | 21.3 | 2000 | Maeve | ||
| Manannán | 30 | 1997 | Manannán mac Lir | ||
| Math | 10.8 | 2000 | Math ap Mathonwy | ||
| Morvran | 15 | 1985 | Morvran | ||
| Niamh | 5 | 2000 | Niamh | ||
| Oisín | 6.2 | 2000 | Oísin | ||
| Pryderi | 1.7 | 2000 | Pryderi | ||
| Pwyll | 45 | 1997 | Pwyll | ||
| Rhiannon | 15.9 | 1985 | Rhiannon | ||
| Taliesin | 50 | 1985 | Taliesin | ||
| Tegid | 29.7 | 1985 | Tegid Veol | ||
| Uaithne | 6.5 | 2000 | Uaithne |
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Ganymede (131)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Achelous | 40 | 1979 | Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother. | ||
| Adad | 39 | 1979 | Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder. | ||
| Adapa | 57 | 1979 | Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life. | ||
| Agreus | 63 | 1985 | Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre. | ||
| Agrotes | 74 | 1985 | Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god. | ||
| Aleyin | 12.4 | 1997 | Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs. | ||
| Ammura | 61.5 | 1979 | Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west. | ||
| Amon | 102 | 1985 | Amon, Theban king of gods. | ||
| Amset | 11 | 1997 | Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus. | ||
| Anat | 2.9 | 1985 | Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede. | ||
| Andjeti | 52 | 1985 | Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus. | ||
| Anhur | 25 | 1997 | Anhur, Egyptian warrior god. | ||
| Antum | 14.75 | 1985 | Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu. | ||
| Anu | 55 | 1979 | Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens. | ||
| Anubis | 114 | 1988 | Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead. | ||
| Anzu | 210 | 2000 | Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird. | ||
| Apophis | 57 | 2000 | Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence. | ||
| Ashîma | 84 | 1985 | Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate. | ||
| Asshur | 25.5 | 1979 | Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god. | ||
| Atra-hasis | 133 | 2000 | Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood. | ||
| Aya | 38 | 1979 | Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash. | ||
| Ba'al | 43 | 1979 | Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god. | ||
| Bau | 77 | 1988 | Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash. | ||
| Bes | 63 | 1985 | Bes, Egyptian god of marriage. | ||
| Chrysor | 7 | 1997 | Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail. | ||
| Cisti | 70 | 1997 | Cisti, Iranian healing god. | ||
| Damkina | 190 | 2006 | Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts. | ||
| Danel | 56 | 1979 | Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination. | ||
| Dendera | 82 | 2000 | Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. | ||
| Diment | 40 | 1979 | Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead. | ||
| Ea | 20 | 1997 | Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth. | ||
| El | 55 | 1997 | El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods. | ||
| Enkidu | 122 | 1982 | Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh. | ||
| Enlil | 34.6 | 1979 | Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature. | ||
| En-zu | 5 | 1997 | Enzu, Babylonian moon god. | ||
| Epigeus | 343 | 1997 | Epigeus, Phoenician god. | ||
| Erichthonius | 31 | 1997 | Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede. | ||
| Eshmun | 98 | 1979 | Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon. | ||
| Etana | 46 | 1979 | Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir. | ||
| Gad | 72 | 1985 | Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune. | ||
| Geb | 60 | 1985 | Geb, Heliopolis Earth god. | ||
| Geinos | 56 | 1985 | Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making. | ||
| Gilgamesh | 153 | 1979 | Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died. | ||
| Gir | 73 | 1985 | Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat. | ||
| Gula | 38 | 1979 | Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; health god. | ||
| Gushkin | 40.5 | 2016 | Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths. | ||
| Halieus | 90 | 1985 | Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god. | ||
| Hapi | 96 | 1988 | Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile. | ||
| Harakhtes | 108 | 2000 | Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun. | ||
| Haroeris | 70 | 2000 | Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus. | ||
| Hathor | 173 | 1979 | Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love. | ||
| Hay-tau | 27 | 1997 | Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation. | ||
| Hedetet | 106 | 2000 | Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess. | ||
| Hershef | 120 | 2000 | Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god. | ||
| Humbaba | 40 | 2000 | Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests. | ||
| Ilah | 76 | 1985 | Ilah, First Sumerian sky god. | ||
| Ilus | 90 | 1985 | Ilus, Ganymede's brother. | ||
| Irkalla | 117 | 1985 | Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream. | ||
| Ishkur | 67 | 1985 | Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain. | ||
| Isimu | 89.5 | 1985 | Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation. | ||
| Isis | 75 | 1979 | Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris. | ||
| Kadi | 87 | 1985 | Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice. | ||
| Khensu | 17 | 1997 | Khensu, Egyptian moon god. | ||
| Khepri | 47 | 1997 | Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans. | ||
| Khonsu | 80 | 1988 | Khonsu, Egyptian moon god. | ||
| Khumbam | 57 | 1979 | Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god. | ||
| Kingu | 78 | 1988 | Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man. | ||
| Kishar | 78 | 1979 | Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess. | ||
| Kittu | 15 | 1985 | Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice. | ||
| Kulla | 93 | 1985 | Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making. | ||
| Lagamal | 131 | 2000 | Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea. | ||
| Latpon | 43 | 1997 | Latpon, One of the sons of El. | ||
| Lugalmeslam | 64 | 1997 | Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld. | ||
| Lumha | 58 | 1985 | Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest. | ||
| Maa | 31 | 1997 | Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight. | ||
| Mehit | 47 | 1985 | Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife. | ||
| Melkart | 105 | 1979 | Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre. | ||
| Menhit | 140 | 2006 | Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess. | ||
| Min | 33 | 1988 | Min, Egyptian fertility god. | ||
| Mir | 8 | 1985 | Mir, West Semitic god of wind. | ||
| Misharu | 88 | 1985 | Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law. | ||
| Mont | 15 | 1997 | Mont, Theban war god. | ||
| Mor | 41 | 1979 | Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest. | ||
| Mot | 23 | 1997 | Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El. | ||
| Mush | 99 | 1985 | Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent. | ||
| Nabu | 40 | 1979 | Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity. | ||
| Nah-Hunte | 47 | 2000 | Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice. | ||
| Namtar | 50 | 1979 | Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon. | ||
| Nanna | 56 | 1985 | Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom. | ||
| Nefertum | 29 | 1997 | Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah. | ||
| Neheh | 54 | 1985 | Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity. | ||
| Neith | 90 | 1988 | Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts. | ||
| Nergal | 9.6 | 1997 | Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld. | ||
| Nidaba | 199 | 1985 | Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess. | ||
| Nigirsu | 53 | 1979 | Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god. | ||
| Ningishzida | 32 | 1997 | Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god. | ||
| Ninkasi | 81 | 1988 | Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing. | ||
| Ninki | 194 | 1985 | Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water. | ||
| Ninlil | 91 | 1985 | Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort. | ||
| Ninsum | 88 | 1985 | Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother. | ||
| Nut | 90 | 1979 | Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky. | ||
| Osiris | 107 | 1979 | Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead. | ||
| Ptah | 30 | 1988 | Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans. | ||
| Punt | 135 | 1997 | Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula. | ||
| Ruti | 16 | 1979 | Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god. | ||
| Saltu | 40 | 2006 | Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility. | ||
| Sapas | 56 | 1979 | Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods. | ||
| Sati | 95 | 1988 | Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts. | ||
| Sebek | 61 | 1979 | Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god. | ||
| Seima | 38 | 1985 | Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans. | ||
| Seker | 103 | 1988 | Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis. | ||
| Selket | 168 | 1985 | Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead. | ||
| Serapis | 169 | 1997 | Serapis, Egyptian healing god. | ||
| Shu | 44 | 1988 | Shu, Egyptian god of air. | ||
| Sin | 19 | 1979 | Sin, Babylonian moon god. | ||
| Tammuz | 51 | 1985 | Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess. | ||
| Tanit | 26 | 1979 | Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son. | ||
| Tashmetum | 135 | 2000 | Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess. | ||
| Ta-urt | 94 | 1988 | Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu. | ||
| Teshub | 188 | 1994 | Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest. | ||
| Thoth | 102 | 1985 | Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences. | ||
| Tros | 94 | 1979 | Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede. | ||
| Upuant | 17 | 1997 | Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead. | ||
| We-ila | 36 | 2000 | We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created. | ||
| Wepwawet | 86 | 2000 | Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity. | ||
| Zakar | 170 | 1997 | Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity. | ||
| Zaqar | 33 | 1979 | Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men. |
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Dropped or not approved names
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Gaspra (31)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Aix | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in France | ||
| Alupka | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | ||
| Baden-Baden | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Germany | ||
| Badgastein | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Austria | ||
| Bagnoles | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in France | ||
| Bath | 0.9 | 1994 | Spa in England | ||
| Beppu | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa on Kyushu Japan | ||
| Brookton | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in New York USA | ||
| Calistoga | 1.2 | 1994 | Resort in California USA | ||
| Carlsbad | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in Czech Republic | ||
| Charax | 0.9 | 1994 | Roman fortress in Gaspra Crimea Ukraine | ||
| Helwan | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Egypt | ||
| Ixtapan | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Mexico | ||
| Katsiveli | 0.3 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | ||
| Krynica | 0.4 | 1994 | Health resort in Poland | ||
| Lisdoonvarna | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Ireland | ||
| Loutraki | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Greece | ||
| Mandal | 0.1 | 1994 | Spa in Norway | ||
| Manikaran | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in India | ||
| Marienbad | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in Czech Republic | ||
| Miskhor | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | ||
| Moree | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Australia | ||
| Ramlösa | 0.7 | 1994 | Spa in Sweden | ||
| Rio Hondo | 0.6 | 1994 | Spa in Argentina | ||
| Rotorua | 0.5 | 1994 | Spa in New Zealand | ||
| Saratoga | 2.8 | 1994 | Spa in New York USA | ||
| Spa | 1.6 | 1994 | Health resort in Belgium | ||
| Tang-Shan | 2.1 | 1994 | Spa in China | ||
| Yalova | 0.4 | 1994 | Health resort in Turkey | ||
| Yalta | 1.4 | 1994 | Spa in Crimea Ukraine | ||
| Zohar | 0.4 | 1994 | Spa in Israel |
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Hyperion (4)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Bahloo | n.a. | 1982 | Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies | ||
| Helios | n.a. | 1982 | Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion | ||
| Jarilo | n.a. | 1982 | Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love | ||
| Meri | n.a. | 1982 | Meri, folk hero; the Sun |
Iapetus (58)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Abisme | 767.74 | 2013 | A Saracen lord killed by Archbishop Turpin | ||
| Acelin | 38 | 2008 | Aceline of Gascony one of the Twelve Peers the council of King Charles | ||
| Adelroth | 57 | 2008 | Marsilion's nephew killed by Roland in the first battle | ||
| Almeric | 43 | 1982 | One of 12 peers killed by Marsilion | ||
| Anseïs | 48 | 2008 | One of the Twelve Peers; kills Turgis; killed by Malquiant | ||
| Astor | 122 | 2008 | A French baron; ruled over Valence on Rhone | ||
| Baligant | 66 | 1982 | Emir of Babylon; Marsilion enlisted his help against Charlemagne | ||
| Basan | 76 | 1982 | French baron; Murdered while serving as Ambassador of Marsilon | ||
| Basbrun | 80 | 2008 | Charlemagne's officer who hung Ganelon's 30 relatives | ||
| Basile | 6 | 2008 | French baron; murdered near Haltile with his brother Basan while serving as ambassador to Marsilion | ||
| Berenger | 84 | 1982 | One of twelve peers; killed Estramarin; killed by Grandoyne | ||
| Besgun | 56 | 1982 | Chief cook for Charlemagne's army; he guarded Ganelon after Ganelon's treachery was discovered | ||
| Bevon | 48 | 2008 | A French baron; killed by Marsilion | ||
| Bramimond | 200 | 2008 | Queen of Saragossa wife of Marsilion | ||
| Charlemagne | 95 | 1982 | Emperor of France and Germanic nations; his forces fought the Saracens in Spain | ||
| Clarin | 84 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Climborin | 49 | 2008 | Saracen lord who gave his helmet to Ganelon; killed by Oliver | ||
| Corsablis | 73 | 2008 | Saracen lord; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed Archbishop Turpin in the first battle | ||
| Dapamort | 49 | 2008 | A Saracen king from Lycia; leader in Baligant's army | ||
| Engelier | 504 | 2008 | One of Twelve Peers the Gascon of Bordeaux; the most valiant knight killed by Climborin in the first battle | ||
| Escremiz | 0.06 | 2008 | Escremiz of Valterne; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed by Engelier in the first battle | ||
| Eudropin | 42 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Falsaron | 424 | 2008 | Brother of King Marsilion; killed by Oliver | ||
| Ganelon | 230 | 2008 | French count; stepfather of Roland; brother-in-law of Roland's uncle Charlemagne; betrays Roland and the French rear guard to Marsilion | ||
| Garlon | 47 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Geboin | 81 | 1982 | Guarded French dead; became leader of Charlemagne's 2nd column | ||
| Gerin | 445 | 2008 | One of the Twelve Peers; kills Malprimis; killed by Grandoyne | ||
| Godefroy | 63 | 1982 | Standard bearer of Charlemagne; brother of Tierri Charlemagne's defender against Pinabel | ||
| Grandoyne | 65 | 1982 | Son of Cappadocian King Capuel; killed Gerin Gerier Berenger Guy St. Antoine Duke Astorge; killed by Roland | ||
| Hamon | 96 | 1982 | Joint Commander of Charlemagne's Eighth Division | ||
| Ivon | 100 | 2008 | Frankish baron one of the Twelve Peers | ||
| Johun | 64 | 2008 | Johun of Outremer; Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Jurfaleu | 107 | 2008 | Son of Marsilion Saracen king of Spain | ||
| Lorant | 44 | 1982 | French commander of one of first divisions against Baligant; killed by Baligant | ||
| Malprimis | 377 | 2008 | A Saracen lord from Brigale; killed by Gerin in the first battle | ||
| Malun | 121 | 2008 | A Saracen lord; killed by Oliver | ||
| Margaris | 75 | 2008 | Saracen lord from Seville; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass | ||
| Marsilion | 136 | 1982 | Saracen king of Spain; Roland wounds him and he died of wound later | ||
| Matthay | 58 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Milon | 119 | 1982 | Guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces | ||
| Naimon | 244 | 2008 | King Charles’ wisest counselor | ||
| Nevelon | 49 | 2008 | Shares command of Charlemagne's sixth division; leader of part of the 5th column | ||
| Ogier | 100 | 1982 | Dane who led 3rd column in Charlemagne's army against Baligant's forces | ||
| Oliver | 113 | 1982 | Roland's friend; mortally wounded by Marganice | ||
| Othon | 86 | 1982 | One of twelve peers; guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces; sixth column leader | ||
| Pinabel | 83 | 2008 | Pinabel of Sorence a French baron Ganelon's kinsmen and skilled speaker. Large and powerful he agrees to fight Thierry to settle the issue of Ganelon's guilt and he lost the judicial combat | ||
| Priamon | 17 | 2008 | Saracen lord and emissary to Charles | ||
| Rabel | 91 | 2008 | A French baron; takes Roland's place at vanguard of Charlemagne's forces; leads first column | ||
| Roland | 144 | 1982 | Charlemagne's nephew; led rear guard of French forces; hero in song of Roland | ||
| Rugis | 19 | 2008 | Saracen lord one of the Saracen Twelve Peers | ||
| Samson | 33 | 2008 | French baron Duke of Burgundy; one of the Twelve Peers; killed by Valdebron | ||
| Thierry | 110 | 2008 | French knight; Duke of Argonne; brother of Godefroy Charlemagne's standard bearer. At Ganelon's trial Thierry alone insists on Ganelon's guilt | ||
| Tibbald | 160 | 2008 | Tibbald of Reims; French baron; guarded French dead at Roncevaux | ||
| Timozel | 58 | 2008 | A Saracen lord; killed by Gerin and Gerier in the first battle | ||
| Torleu | 8 | 2008 | Leader in Baligant's army; king of Persia; killed by Rabel | ||
| Turgis | 580 | 2008 | A Saracen baron; count of Tortelosa; killed by Oliver in the first battle | ||
| Turpin | 87 | 1982 | Archbishop of Rheims in Song of Roland | ||
| Valdebron | 49 | 2008 | Saracen lord gave his sword to Ganelon |
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Ida (21)
| Crater | Named after |
| Afon | Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia |
| Atea | Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea |
| Azzurra | Azzurra Grotto, Italy |
| Bilemot | Bilemot Cave, Korea |
| Castellana | Castellana Cave, Italy |
| Choukoutien | Choukoutien, China |
| Fingal | Fingal's Cave, UK |
| Kartchner | Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States |
| Kazumura | Kazumura Cave, HI, United States |
| Lascaux | Lascaux Cave, France |
| Lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States |
| Mammoth | Mammoth Cave, KY, United States |
| Manjang | Manjang Cave, Korea |
| Orgnac | Orgnac Cave, France |
| Padirac | Padirac Cave, France |
| Peacock | Peacock Cave, FL, United States |
| Postojna | Postojna Cave, Slovenia |
| Sterkfontein | Sterkfontein, South Africa |
| Stiffe | Stiffe Cave, Italy |
| Undara | Undara Cave, Australia |
| Viento | Viento Cave, Spain |
Itokawa (10)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Catalina | 0.02 | 2009 | Catalina Observatory near Tucson AZ USA | ||
| Fuchinobe | 0.04 | 2009 | Place name in Sagamihara Japan | ||
| Gando | 0 | 2009 | Spanish launch facility on Gran Canaria | ||
| Hammaguira | 0.03 | 2009 | French launch site in the Sahara Desert Algeria | ||
| Kamisunagawa | 0.01 | 2009 | Town in Hokkaido Japan where a microgravity test facility is located | ||
| Kamoi | 0.01 | 2009 | Town in Yokohama Japan where a factory of NEC TOSHIBA Space Systems Ltd. is located | ||
| Komaba | 0.03 | 2009 | Place name in Tokyo where the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science is located | ||
| Laurel | 0.02 | 2009 | City in Maryland USA where APL/JHU is located | ||
| Miyabaru | 0.09 | 2009 | Radar site in the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan | ||
| San Marco | 0 | 2009 | An old oil platform near Kenya that served as a launch pad for Italian spacecraft |
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Janus (4)
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Lutetia (19)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Bagacum | 3.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bavay in France | ||
| Basilia | 3.5 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Basel in Switzerland | ||
| Bonna | 6 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bonn in Germany | ||
| Burdigala | 10 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bordeaux in France | ||
| Florentia | 10.9 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Florence in Italy | ||
| Gaudiaco | 6.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Joué-lès-Tours in France | ||
| Genua | 1.8 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Genoa in Italy | ||
| Gerunda | 4.7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Girona in Spain | ||
| Lauriacum | 1.5 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Enns in Austria; defines zero degrees longitude on Lutetia | ||
| Lugdunum | 17 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Lyon in France | ||
| Massilia | 61 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Marseille in France | ||
| Nicaea | 21 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Nice in France | ||
| Patavium | 9.3 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Padua in Italy | ||
| Roma | 19 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Rome in Italy | ||
| Salomacus | 7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Salles in France | ||
| Salona | 7.1 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Solin in Croatia | ||
| Syracusae | 7 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Syracuse in Italy | ||
| Toletum | 6 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Toledo in Spain | ||
| Turicum | 3.8 | 2011 | City at the time of Lutetia present-day Zurich in Switzerland |
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Mars (1092)
Mathilde (23)
Mercury (397)
Mimas (35)
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Miranda (7)
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Moon (1624)
Oberon (9)
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Phobos (17)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Clustril | 3.4 | 2006 | Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| D'Arrest | 2.1 | 1973 | Heinrich L.; German/Danish astronomer | ||
| Drunlo | 4.2 | 2006 | Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Flimnap | 1.5 | 2006 | Treasurer of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Grildrig | 2.6 | 2006 | Name given to Gulliver by the farmer's daughter in the giants’ country Brobdingnag in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Gulliver | 5.5 | 2006 | Lemuel Gulliver surgeon captain and voyager in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Hall | 5.4 | 1973 | Asaph; American astronomer discoverer of Phobos and Deimos | ||
| Limtoc | 2 | 2006 | General in Lilliput who prepared articles of impeachment against Gulliver in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Öpik | 2 | 2011 | Ernst J. Estonian astronomer | ||
| Reldresal | 2.9 | 2006 | Secretary for Private Affairs in Lilliput; Gulliver's friend in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Roche | 2.3 | 1973 | Edouard; French astronomer | ||
| Sharpless | 1.8 | 1973 | Bevan P.; American astronomer | ||
| Shklovsky | 2 | 2011 | Iosif S. Soviet astronomer | ||
| Skyresh | 1.5 | 2006 | Skyresh Bolgolam High Admiral of the Lilliput council who opposed Gulliver's plea for freedom and accused him of being a traitor in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels | ||
| Stickney | 9 | 1973 | Angeline; wife of American astronomer A. Hall | ||
| Todd | 2.6 | 1973 | David; American astronomer | ||
| Wendell | 1.7 | 1973 | Oliver C.; American astronomer |
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Phoebe (24)
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Pluto (2)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Burney | 296 | 2017 | Venetia Burney, who suggested the name | ||
| Elliot | 96 | 2017 | James Elliot, an MIT researcher who pioneered the use of stellar occultations |
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Proteus (1)
Puck (3)
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Rhea (128)
Steins (23)
Tethys (50)
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Thebe (1)
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Titan (11)
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Titania (15)
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Triton (9)
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Umbriel (13)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Alberich | 52 | 1988 | Dwarf who guarded Niebelung gold also had a mantle of invisibility | ||
| Fin | 43 | 1988 | Troll who helped build a church in Kallundburg Zealand | ||
| Gob | 88 | 1988 | King of gnomes | ||
| Kanaloa | 86 | 1988 | Polynesian chief evil spirit | ||
| Malingee | 164 | 1988 | Aboriginal spirit who travels at night | ||
| Minepa | 58 | 1988 | Macouas and Banayis evil spirit | ||
| Peri | 61 | 1988 | Persian evil spirit who disguised malevolence by charm; disturbed natural elements and heavenly bodies | ||
| Setibos | 50 | 1988 | Chief devil | ||
| Skynd | 72 | 1988 | Troll who stole three wives of a man living in Englerup | ||
| Vuver | 98 | 1988 | Volga Finn evil spirit | ||
| Wokolo | 208 | 1988 | Baramba devil spirit | ||
| Wunda | 131 | 1988 | Australian dark spirit | ||
| Zlyden | 44 | 1988 | Slavic evil spirit |
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Venus (900)
Vesta (90)
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Aconia | 19 | 2014 | Fabia Aconia Paulina; Roman aristocratic woman wife of Praetextatus | ||
| Aelia | 4.34 | 2012 | Aelia Oculata; Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Africana | 25.43 | 2014 | Cornelia Africana; Roman noblewoman wife of Tiberus Gracchus Major mother of Tiberus and Gaius Gracchus | ||
| Albana | 90.86 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Albia | 5.79 | 2014 | Albia Dominica; Roman noblewoman wife of Emperor Valens | ||
| Alypia | 15.17 | 2014 | Roman noblewoman daughter of Anthemius and Aelia Euphemia wife of Ricimer | ||
| Angioletta | 18.42 | 2014 | Angioletta Coradini; Italian planetary scientist | ||
| Antonia | 16.75 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman daughter of M. Antonius and Octavia wife of Drusus mother of Germanicus Livilla and Emperor Claudius | ||
| Aquilia | 36.82 | 2012 | Julia Aquilia Severa; Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Arruntia | 10.49 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Bellicia | 41.68 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Bruttia | 20.68 | 2014 | Bruttia Crispina; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Commodus | ||
| Caesonia | 104.23 | 2014 | Atia Balba Caesonia; Roman noblewoman daughter of Julius Caesar's sister mother of Emperor Augustus | ||
| Calpurnia | 50.19 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Cannutia | 17.97 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Canuleia | 11.32 | 2012 | One of the first Roman vestal virgins | ||
| Caparronia | 53.2 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Charito | 6.55 | 2014 | Roman Empress daughter of military commander Lucillianus wife of Emperor Jovian | ||
| Claudia | 0.57 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Coelia | 14.06 | 2014 | Coelia Concordia; the last Roman vestal virgin and the last Vestalis Maxima after the Temple of Vesta was closed in 391 | ||
| Cornelia | 14.9 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Cossinia | 15.72 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Domitia | 32.99 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Domna | 13.53 | 2012 | Julia; wife of Roman emperor Severus | ||
| Drusilla | 20.34 | 2012 | Julia; famous Roman woman second daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina sister of Gaius | ||
| Eumachia | 25.78 | 2012 | Priestess and prominent citizen of Pompeii | ||
| Eusebia | 23.44 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman second wife of Constantius II | ||
| Eutropia | 21.09 | 2012 | Wife of Maximian | ||
| Fabia | 11.62 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Fausta | 3.14 | 2014 | Flavia Maxima; Roman Empress wife of Constantine I executed by him | ||
| Flavola | 2.87 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Floronia | 18.54 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Fonteia | 20.61 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Fulvia | 16.73 | 2014 | Wife of Clodius, Curio and Antony | ||
| Fundania | 29.23 | 2014 | Annia Fundania Faustina; Roman noblewoman cousin of M. Aurelius victim of Commodus | ||
| Galeria | 21.77 | 2012 | Galeria Fundana; wife of Emperor Vitellius | ||
| Gegania | 22.33 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Graecina | 11.93 | 2014 | Pomponia Graecina; Roman noblewoman married to the consul Aulus Plautius | ||
| Helena | 22.06 | 2011 | Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; mother of Constantine the Great | ||
| Herennia | 22.33 | 2014 | Herennia Etruscilla; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Decius mother of Emperors Etruscus Herrenius and Hostilian | ||
| Hortensia | 29.45 | 2014 | Daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius ; she was known as a skilled orator | ||
| Iuinia | 3.03 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Justina | 7.62 | 2012 | Famous Roman woman second wife of Emperor Valentinian | ||
| Laelia | 8.89 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Laeta | 1.37 | 2014 | Clodia; Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Laurentia | 11.48 | 2014 | Acca; mythical woman wife of the shepherd Faustulus in Roman mythology adoptive mother of Romulus and Remus | ||
| Lepida | 42.9 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Licinia | 24.05 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Lollia | 4.9 | 2014 | Lollia Paulina; Roman woman of distinguished ancestry and great wealth Roman Empress as the third wife of Caligula | ||
| Longina | 17.65 | 2014 | Domitia; Roman empress wife of Emperor Domitian Augusta of Rome | ||
| Lucilla | 19.3 | 2014 | Annia; Roman Empress mother of M. Aurelius married to Emperors L. Verus and then to Ti. Claudius | ||
| Mamilia | 35.67 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Marcia | 67.6 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Mariamne | 30.33 | 2014 | Second wife of Herod king of Roman province Judea known for her great beauty | ||
| Metrodora | 23.99 | 2014 | Claudia Metrodora; Greek woman with Roman citizenship prominent public benefactor | ||
| Minervina | 18.34 | 2014 | The first wife of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great mother of Crispus | ||
| Minucia | 23.15 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Myia | 2.59 | 2012 | Daughter of Pythagoras and Theano wife of Milon of Crotona | ||
| Numisia | 29.94 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Occia | 7.34 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Octavia | 30.62 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Oppia | 36.67 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Paculla | 22.34 | 2014 | Paculla Annia; Campanian priestess of Bacchus whose reforms radically altered the Bacchanalian ritual in ancient Rome | ||
| Paulina | 18.13 | 2012 | Aurelia; priestess for life of asylum-granting Artemis Pergaia built hydreion at her own expense | ||
| Perpennia | 21.36 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Pinaria | 41.76 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Placidia | 14.75 | 2014 | Galla; daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodorius I wife of Athualf King of the Visigoths and Constantius III Roman Emperor | ||
| Plancia | 18.48 | 2014 | Plancia Magna; daughter of Roman Senator Varus wife of Tertullus benefactress and patron of Perga the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia in Asia Minor | ||
| Pomponia | 59.07 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Portia | 11.44 | 2014 | Daughter of Roman statesman Cato Uticensis second wife of M. Brutus | ||
| Postumia | 195.89 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Publicia | 15.79 | 2012 | Flavia Publicia; Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Rheasilvia | 450 | 2011 | Rhea Silvia Roman vestal virgin mother of Romulus and Remus | ||
| Rubria | 10.27 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Rufillia | 15.79 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Scantia | 18.61 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Sentia | 16.54 | 2014 | Amaesia Sentia; mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an instance of a female who pleaded her own cause before the praetor; called “Androgyne” for having a man's spirit with a female body | ||
| Serena | 18.47 | 2012 | Roman noblewoman niece of Emperor Theodosius | ||
| Severina | 34.74 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Sextilia | 19.48 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Sossia | 8.11 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Tarpeia | 40.29 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Teia | 6.69 | 2012 | Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Torquata | 34.73 | 2012 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Tuccia | 11.65 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Urbinia | 24.25 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Varronilla | 158.45 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Veneneia | 400 | 2012 | One of the first Roman vestal virgins | ||
| Vettenia | 18.89 | 2014 | Roman vestal virgin | ||
| Vibidia | 7.1 | 2011 | Roman vestal virgin |
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