List of geological features on Hyperion
File:Hyperion surface.jpg
Surface of Hyperion with several craters full of a mysterious reddish gunk. The material contains long chains of carbon and hydrogen and appears very similar to material found on other Saturnian satellites, most notably Iapetus.<ref name=autogenerated1>“Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed” Space.com / Yahoo News, Jul. 4 2007, archived copy.</ref>
This is a list of named geological features on Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.
DorsaEdit
File:Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion.jpg
Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion (Cassini 2007)
There is one named dorsum (ridge) on Hyperion.
| Dorsum | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond-Lassell Dorsum | Template:Coord | 0 | 1982 | George Phillips Bond, William Cranch Bond and William Lassell | Template:WGPSN |
CratersEdit
This is a list of craters on Hyperion. Hyperionian craters are named after sun and moon gods in various mythologies.
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) |
Approval Year |
Eponym | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahloo | Template:Coord | n.a. | 1982 | Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies (Aboriginal mythology) | Template:WGPSN |
| Helios | Template:Coord | n.a. | 1982 | Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion (Greek mythology) | Template:WGPSN |
| Jarilo | Template:Coord | n.a. | 1982 | Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love (Slavic mythology) | Template:WGPSN |
| Meri | Template:Coord | n.a. | 1982 | Meri, folk hero; the Sun (Bororó people) | Template:WGPSN |