List of geological features on Mimas


This is a list of named geological features on Mimas, a moon that orbits the planet Saturn. Mimantean features are named after people and places in Arthurian legend or the legends of the Titans. The sole exception to this is Herschel Crater, named after William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Mimas in 1789. That name was chosen before the International Astronomical Union set a guideline for naming geological features on Mimas.

Chasms

Mimas' chasmata are named after locations in Arthurian legend and the legends of the Titans.
ChasmaNamed afterPronounced
Avalon ChasmaAvalon
Camelot ChasmaCamelot
Oeta ChasmaOeta
Ossa ChasmaOssa
Pangea ChasmaPangea
Pelion ChasmaPelion

Craters

With the exception of Herschel, the craters of Mimas are named after characters in Arthurian legend.
CraterNamed afterPronounced
AccolonAccolon
ArthurKing Arthur
BalinSir Balin
BanKing Ban
BedivereBedivere
BorsBors
DagonetDagonet
DynasDinadan
ElaineElaine
GaherisGaheris
GalahadGalahad
GarethGareth
GawainGawain
GwynevereGuinevere
HerschelWilliam Herschel
IgraineIgraine
IseultIseult
KaySir Kay
LamerokLamerok
LauncelotLauncelot
LotLot
LucasSir Lucan
MarhausMorholt
MarkMark of Cornwall
MelyodasMeliodas
MerlinMerlin
ModredMordred
MorganMorgan le Fay
NeroNero
PalomidesPalomides
PellinorePellinore
PercivalePercivale
RoynsRience
TristramTristram
UtherUther Pendragon

Crater chains

Mimas's sole named catena is named after a location in Arthurian legend.
CatenaNamed afterPronouncedNote
Tintagil CatenaTintagelformerly Tintagil Chasma