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.
PlanitiaNamed after
Diyar PlanitiaDiyar
Sarandib PlanitiaSerendib

Dorsa

Enceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
DorsumNamed after
Cufa DorsaCufa
Ebony DorsumEbony

Sulci

are long, parallel grooves. Enceladean sulci are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
SulcusNamed after
Alexandria SulcusAlexandria, Egypt
Al-Medinah SulciMedina, Saudi Arabia
Al-Yaman SulciYemen
Andalús SulciAl-Andalus
Baghdad SulcusBaghdad, Iraq
Bulak SulcusBoulaq, Egypt
Cairo SulcusCairo, Egypt
Camphor SulcusCamphor
Cashmere SulciKashmir
Damascus SulcusDamascus, Syria
Hamah SulciHama, Syria
Harran SulciHarran, Turkey
Labtayt SulciLabtayt, possibly Leptis Magna
Láhej SulciLahij, Yemen
Makran SulciMakran, Pakistan
Misr SulciEgypt
Mosul SulciMosul, Iraq
Samarkand SulciSamarkand, Uzbekistan
Shiraz SulcusShiraz, Iran
Sind SulciSindh, Pakistan

Fossae

are ditches or trenches. Enceladean fossae are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
FossaNamed after
Anbar FossaeAnbar, Iraq
Bassorah FossaBasra, Iraq
Bishangarh FossaeBishangarh
Daryabar FossaDaryabar
Isbanir FossaIsbanir
Kaukabán FossaeKaukaban, Yemen
Khorasan FossaKhorasan

Rupes

On Enceladus, escarpments are called rupes.
RupesNamed after
Samaria RupesSamaria, from Khudadad and His Brothers

Craters

Enceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.
CraterNamed after
AhmadAhmad
AjibBrother of Gharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib."
Al-BakbukAl-Bakbuk
Al-FakikAl-Fakik
Al-HaddarAl-Haddar
Al-KuzAl-Kuz
Al-MustaziAl-Mustazi
AladdinAladdin
Ali BabaAli Baba
AyyubAyyub
AzizAziz
BahmanOldest prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette"
BehramBahram
DalilahDalilah
DubanDuban
DunyazadDunyazad
FitnahFitnah
GhanimGhanim
GharibGharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib."
HarunHarun al-Rashid
HassanHassan
HishamCaliph in "The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth"
IshakCharacter in "Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant"
Ja’afarJa'far ibn Yahya
JanshaJanshah
JulnarJulnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia
KamarKamar al-Akmár in "The Ebony Horse"
KasimBrother of Ali Baba
KhusrauSassanid ruler Khosrau II
Ma’arufHero of "Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah"
MarjanahMarjanah
MasrurEunuch in "Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis"
MorgianaSlave girl in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
MusaMusa
MustafaMustafa in Aladdin
OmarOmar
OtbahOtbah and Rayya
ParwezSecond prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette"
Peri-BanuPeri-Banu
PerizadahYoungest princess in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette"
RayyaOtbah and Rayya
SaburKing of Persia in "The Ebony Horse"
SalihSalih
SamadSamad
ShahrazadShahrazad
ShahryarShahryar
ShakashikShakashik
SharrkanSharrkan
ShirinShirin
SindbadSindbad
YunanKing of Persian city in "The Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban"
ZaynabDaughter of Dalilah in "The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher"
ZumurrudZumurrud