List of geological features on Miranda


This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.

Craters

Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
CraterCoordinateDiameter Named after
Alonso25.0Alonso, King of Naples
Ferdinand17.0Ferdinand, Alonso's son
Francisco14.0Francisco, a lord of Naples
Gonzalo11.0Gonzalo, A lord of Naples
Prospero21.0Prospero, the magician
Stephano16.0Stephano, the drunken butler
Trinculo11.0Trinculo, the jester

This naming scheme results in many Mirandan craters sharing names with other Uranian moons: Ferdinand, Francisco, Prospero, Stephano, and Trinculo.

Coronae

Mirandan coronae are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
CoronaNamed after
Arden CoronaForest of Arden
Elsinore CoronaElsinore
Inverness CoronaInverness

Regions

Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
RegioCoordinateDiameter Named after
Dunsinane Regio244.0Dunsinane Hill
Ephesus Regio225.0Ephesus
Mantua Regio399.0Mantua
Sicilia Regio170.0Sicily

Scarps

Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
RupesNamed after
Argier RupesAlgiers
Verona RupesVerona

Sulci

Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
SulcusNamed after
Naples SulcusNaples
Syracusa SulcusSyracuse