List of geological features on Iapetus


Most Iapetian geological features are named after characters and locations in the Old French epic poem The Song of Roland, specifically the English translation by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Montes

A mons, pl. montes, is a mountain.
Mons or MontesCoordinateDiameter Named afterPronunciation
Carcassone Montes740.0Carcassonne, France
Cordova Mons85.0Córdoba, Spain
Gayne Mons65.0Gayne, Spain
Haltile Mons45.0Haltile, Spain
Seville Mons69.0Seville, Spain
Sorence Mons46.0Castle of Pinabel
Toledo Montes1100.0Toledo, Spain
Tortelosa Montes294.0Tortelosa, Spain
Valterne Mons50.0Valterne, Spain

Regiones

There is one named Iapetian regio , Cassini:
RegioCoordinateNamed afterPronounced
Cassini RegioGiovanni Cassini, discoverer of Iapetus

Terrae

There are two named Iapetian terrae .
TerraCoordinateDiameter Named afterPronounced
Roncevaux Terra1284.0Battle of Roncevaux Pass
Saragossa Terra2300.0Saragossa, Spain

The adjectival form of Roncevaux is Roncesvallian.

Craters

Named impact craters are:
CratersCoordinateDiameter Named afterPronounced
Abisme767.7Saracen lord
Acelin38.0Aceline of Gascony
Adelroth57.0Marsilion's nephew
Almeric43.0Almeric, one of the Twelve Peers
Anseïs48.0One of the Twelve Peers
Astor122.0A French baron
Baligant66.0Baligant
Basan76.0Bason
Basbrun80.0Charlemagne's officer
Basile6.0French baron
Berenger84.0Bérengier
Besgun56.0Besgun
Bevon48.0French baron
Bramimond200.0Bramimonde
Charlemagne95.0Charlemagne
Clarin84.0Saracen lord
Climborin49.0Saracen lord
Corsablis73.0Saracen lord
Dapamort49.0Saracen king
Engelier504.0One of the Twelve Peers
Escremiz0.06Escremiz of Valterne
Eudropin42.0Saracen lord
Falsaron424.0Brother of King Marsilion
Ganelon230.0Ganelon
Garlon47.0Saracen lord
Geboin81.0Geboin
Gerin445.0One of the Twelve Peers
Godefroy63.0Godefroy
Grandoyne65.0Grandoyne
Hamon96.0Hamon
Ivon100.0One of the Twelve Peers
Johun64.0Johun of Outremer; Saracen lord
Jurfaleu107.0Son of Marsilion
Lorant44.0Lorant
Malprimis377.0Saracen lord
Malun121.0Saracen lord
Margaris75.0Saracen lord
Marsilion136.0Marsilion
Matthay58.0Saracen lord
Milon119.0Milon
Naimon244.0Naimon
Nevelon49.0Shares command of Charlemagne's sixth division
Ogier100.0Ogier the Dane
Oliver113.0Olivier
Othon86.0Othon
Pinabel83.0Pinabel
Priamon17.0Saracen lord
Rabel91.0French baron
Roland144.0Roland
Rugis19.0Saracen lord
Samson33.0One of the Twelve Peers
Thierry110.0French knight, friend of Roland
Tibbald160.0Tibbald of Reims
Timozel58.0Saracen lord
Torleu8.0Leader in Baligant's army
Turgis580.0Saracen baron
Turpin87.0Turpin
Valdebron49.0Saracen lord