List of geological features on Enceladus
This is a list of named geological features on Enceladus. Geological features on Enceladus are named after people and places from Burton's translation of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, also known as The Tales of the Arabian Nights.
Planitiae
Enceladean plains are called planitiae. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Planitia | Named after |
|---|---|
| Diyar Planitia | Diyar |
| Sarandib Planitia | Serendib |
Dorsa
Enceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Dorsum | Named after |
|---|---|
| Cufa Dorsa | Cufa |
| Ebony Dorsum | Ebony |
Sulci
Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Enceladean sulci are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Sulcus | Named after |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Sulcus | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Al-Medinah Sulci | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Al-Yaman Sulci | Yemen |
| Andalús Sulci | Al-Andalus |
| Baghdad Sulcus | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Bulak Sulcus | Boulaq, Egypt |
| Cairo Sulcus | Cairo, Egypt |
| Camphor Sulcus | Camphor |
| Cashmere Sulci | Kashmir |
| Damascus Sulcus | Damascus, Syria |
| Hamah Sulci | Hama, Syria |
| Harran Sulci | Harran, Turkey |
| Labtayt Sulci | Labtayt, possibly Leptis Magna |
| Láhej Sulci | Lahij, Yemen |
| Makran Sulci | Makran, Pakistan |
| Misr Sulci | Egypt |
| Mosul Sulci | Mosul, Iraq |
| Samarkand Sulci | Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Shiraz Sulcus | Shiraz, Iran |
| Sind Sulci | Sindh, Pakistan |
Fossae
Fossae are ditches or trenches. Enceladean fossae are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Fossa | Named after |
|---|---|
| Anbar Fossae | Anbar, Iraq |
| Bassorah Fossa | Basra, Iraq |
| Bishangarh Fossae | Bishangarh |
| Daryabar Fossa | Daryabar |
| Isbanir Fossa | Isbanir |
| Kaukabán Fossae | Kaukaban, Yemen |
| Khorasan Fossa | Khorasan |
Rupes
On Enceladus, escarpments are called rupes.
| Rupes | Named after |
|---|---|
| Samaria Rupes | Samaria, from Khudadad and His Brothers |
Craters
Enceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Ahmad | Ahmad |
| Ajib | Brother of Gharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib." |
| Al-Bakbuk | Al-Bakbuk |
| Al-Fakik | Al-Fakik |
| Al-Haddar | Al-Haddar |
| Al-Kuz | Al-Kuz |
| Al-Mustazi | Al-Mustazi |
| Aladdin | Aladdin |
| Ali Baba | Ali Baba |
| Ayyub | Ayyub |
| Aziz | Aziz |
| Bahman | Oldest prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Behram | Bahram |
| Dalilah | Dalilah |
| Duban | Duban |
| Dunyazad | Dunyazad |
| Fitnah | Fitnah |
| Ghanim | Ghanim |
| Gharib | Gharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib." |
| Harun | Harun al-Rashid |
| Hassan | Hassan |
| Hisham | Caliph in "The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth" |
| Ishak | Character in "Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant" |
| Jaʽafar | Jaʻfar ibn Yahya |
| Jansha | Janshah |
| Julnar | Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia |
| Kamar | Kamar al-Akmár in "The Ebony Horse" |
| Kasim | Brother of Ali Baba |
| Khusrau | Sassanid ruler Khosrau II |
| Maʽaruf | Hero of "Maʽaruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah" |
| Marjanah | Marjanah |
| Masrur | Eunuch in "Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis" |
| Morgiana | Slave girl in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" |
| Musa | Musa |
| Mustafa | Mustafa in Aladdin |
| Omar | Omar |
| Otbah | Otbah and Rayya |
| Parwez | Second prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Peri-Banu | Peri-Banu |
| Perizadah | Youngest princess in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Rayya | Otbah and Rayya |
| Sabur | King of Persia in "The Ebony Horse" |
| Salih | Salih |
| Samad | Samad |
| Shahrazad | Shahrazad |
| Shahryar | Shahryar |
| Shakashik | Shakashik |
| Sharrkan | Sharrkan |
| Shirin | Shirin |
| Sindbad | Sindbad |
| Yunan | King of Persian city in "The Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban" |
| Zaynab | Daughter of Dalilah in "The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher" |
| Zumurrud | Zumurrud |
See also
- List of quadrangles on Enceladus
External links
- USGS: Enceladus nomenclature
- Labeled Enceladus Map