List of geological features on Triton


This is a list of named geological features, of various kinds, on Triton, the planet Neptune's largest moon.

Catenae">Crater chain">Catenae (crater chains)

CatenaNamed after
Kraken CatenaThe Kraken
Set CatenaSet

Cavi

Tritonian cavi are named after mythological water spirits.
CavusNamed after
Apep CavusApep
Bheki CavusBheki
Dagon CavusDagon
Hekt CavusHeget
Hirugo CavusHiruko
Kasyapa CavusKashyapa
Kulilu CavusKulilu
Mah CavusMah
Mangwe CavusMangwe
Ukupanio CavusUkupanipo

Craters

Dorsa (ridges)

DorsumNamed after
Awib DorsaWord for 'rain' from the Nama language

Fossae (ditches)

Tritonian fossae are named after sacred bodies of water.
FossaNamed after
Jumna FossaeJumna River, India
Raz FossaePointe du Raz, Brittany
Yenisey FossaYenisey River, Siberia

Maculae (dark spots)

Tritonian maculae are named after water spirits from various mythologies.
MaculaNamed after
Akupara MaculaeAkupara, Hindu
Doro MaculaDoro, Nanais people of Siberia
Kikimora MaculaKikimora, Slavic
Namazu MaculaNamazu, Japanese
Rem MaculaRem, Egyptian
Viviane MaculaViviane, British
Zin MaculaeZin, Niger

Paterae (irregular craters)

Tritonian paterae are named after sacred waters and sea monsters from various mythologies.
PateraNamed after
Dilolo PateraLago Dilolo, Angola
Gandvik PateraGandvik, Norse
Kasu PateraLake Kasu, Zoroastrianism
Kibu PateraKibu Island, Mabuiag people of Melanesia
Leviathan PateraLeviathan, Hebrew

Planitiae (plains)

Tritonian plains are named after watery realms in various mythologies.
PlanitiaNamed after
Ruach PlanitiaRuach, French
Ryugu PlanitiaRyūgū, Japanese
Sipapu PlanitiaSipapu, Pueblo
Tuonela PlanitiaTuonela, Finnish

Plana (plateaus)

Tritonian plateaus are named after legendary islands.
PlanumNamed after
Abatos PlanumAbatos, Egyptian
Cipango PlanumCipangu, Marco Polo's name for Japan
Medamothi PlanumMedamothi, French

Plumes

Volcanic plumes on Triton are named after water spirits in various mythologies.
PlumeNamed after
HiliHili, Zulu
MahilaniMahilani, Tongan

Regiones (regions)

Tritonian regions are named after images from various mythologies.
RegioNamed after
Bubembe RegioBubembe Island, Baganda people of Uganda
Monad RegioMonad, Chinese
Uhlanga RegioUhlanga, Zulu

Sulci

Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Tritonian sulci are named after sacred rivers in the mythology of various cultures.
SulciNamed after
Bia SulciBia River
Boynne SulciRiver Boyne
Ho SulciHo River
Kormet SulciKormet River
Leipter SulciLeipter River
Lo SulciLo River
Ob SulciOb River
Ormet SulciOrmet River
Slidr SulciSlidr River
Tano SulciTano River
Vimur SulciVimur River
Yasu SulciYasu River