List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet Mercury. Different types of features are named after different things: Mercurian ridges are called dorsa , and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet; valleys are called valles , and are named after radio telescope facilities; plains are called planitiae , and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury; escarpments are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers ; long, narrow depressions are called fossae and are named after works of architecture .
See also list of craters on Mercury , list of albedo features on Mercury , and list of quadrangles on Mercury
Longitude is west longitude.
List of geological features on Mercury
Feature
Latitude
Longitude
Named after
Mountains
Caloris Montes
39.4
187.2
Latin for 'mountains of heat'
Ridges
Antoniadi Dorsum
25.1
30.5
Eugène Antoniadi
Schiaparelli Dorsum
23
164.1
Giovanni Schiaparelli
Fossae
Pantheon Fossae
30.5
197.0
The Pantheon, Rome
Valleys
Arecibo Vallis
-27.5
28.4
Arecibo Observatory
Goldstone Vallis
-15.8
31.7
Goldstone Observatory
Haystack Vallis
4.7
46.2
Haystack Observatory
Simeiz Vallis
-13.2
64.3
Simeiz Observatory
Plains
Borealis Planitia
73.4
79.5
Latin for 'northern plain'
Budh Planitia
22
150.9
Hindu word for Mercury.
Caloris Planitia
30.5
189.8
Latin for 'heat's plain'
Odin Planitia
23.3
171.6
Norse god Odin
Sobkou Planitia
39.9
129.9
Messenger god.
Suisei Planitia
59.2
150.8
Japanese for Mercury.
Tir Planitia
0.8
176.1
Norse for Mercury.
Escarpments
Adventure Rupes
-65.1
65.5
HMS Adventure , ship of Captain Cook
Astrolabe Rupes
-42.6
70.7
Astrolabe , ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville
Beagle Rupes
-1.9
258.89
HMS Beagle , ship on which Charles Darwin sailed
Discovery Rupes
-56.3
38.3
HMS Discovery , ship of Captain Cook
Endeavour Rupes
37.5
31.3
HM Bark Endeavour , ship of Captain Cook
Fram Rupes
-56.9
93.3
Fram , ship of Fridtjof Nansen , Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen
Gjöa Rupes
-66.7
159.3
Gjøa , ship of Roald Amundsen
Heemskerck Rupes
25.9
125.3
Ship of Abel Tasman
Hero Rupes
-58.4
171.4
Ship of Nathaniel Palmer
Mirni Rupes
-37.3
39.9
Mirny , ship of Mikhail Lazarev
Pourquoi-Pas Rupes
-58.1
156
Pourquoi Pas? IV , ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Resolution Rupes
-63.8
51.7
HMS Resolution , ship of Captain Cook
Santa María Rupes
5.5
19.7
Santa María , ship of Christopher Columbus
Victoria Rupes
50.9
31.1
Victoria , ship of Ferdinand Magellan
Vostok Rupes
-37.7
19.5
Vostok , ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen
Zarya Rupes
-42.8
20.5
Zarya , a Soviet experimental schooner
Zeehaen Rupes
51
157
Ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville
References
Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature , United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129 [1]
Geography
General
Regions
Plains and
plateaus
Canyons and
valleys
Ridges and
rupes
Basins and
fossae
Other
Moons
Astronomy
Exploration
Current
and past
Planned
Proposed
Proposed manned
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