List of geological features on Europa


This is a list of named geological features on Europa, a moon of the planet Jupiter. Craters and lineae are listed on separate pages: list of craters on Europa and list of lineae on Europa. The information is provided as of 2015.

Chaos

On Europa, regions of chaotic terrain are named after places in Celtic mythology.
ChaosNamed after
Arran ChaosIsle of Arran, Scotland
Conamara ChaosConnemara, Ireland
Murias ChaosMurias
Narbeth ChaosNarbeth, Wales
Rathmore ChaosRathmore, Ireland

Flexūs

A flexus is a low, curved ridge with a scalloped pattern. Europan flexūs are named after the places visited by Europa during her journey with Zeus the bull.
FlexusNamed after
Cilicia FlexusCilicia
Delphi FlexusDelphi
Gortyna FlexusGortyna
Phocis FlexusPhocis
Sidon FlexusSidon

Large ring features

These impact structures are named after important locations in ancient history.
Ring FeatureNamed after
CallanishCallanish, Scotland
Tyre Tyre, Lebanon

Maculae

Europan maculae are named after locations in Greek mythology, especially in the legend of Cadmus and his search for his sister, Europa.
MaculaNamed after
Boeotia MaculaBoeotia
Castalia MaculaCastalia
Cyclades MaculaCyclades
Thera MaculaThera
Thrace MaculaThrace

Regiones

Europan regiones are named after locations in Celtic mythology.
Annwn RegioAnnwn, Welsh otherworld
Argadnel RegioArgadnel, Celtic paradise
Balgatan RegioBalgatan Pass from Celtic mythology
Dyfed RegioKingdom of Dyfed
Falga RegioInis Fer Falga, Irish legendary island
Moytura RegioMagh Tuiredh, Irish battle site
Powys RegioKingdom of Powys
Tara RegioHill of Tara, Ireland