Template:Short description Template:Multiple image This is a list of named geological features on Rhea, the second largest moon of Saturn.<ref name="Gazetteer-Target-Rhea" /> Planetary features are approved by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).<ref name="Gazetteer-Categories" />

CatenaeEdit

A catena Template:IPAc-en is a crater chain.

Name Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Notes Ref
Koykamou Catena Template:Coord 110 6 August 2010 Koykamou, a mountain in Nganasan mythology Template:WGPSN
Mouru Catena Template:Coord 80 6 August 2010 Merv, holy land in Persian mythology Template:WGPSN
Onokoro Catenae Template:Coord 240 6 August 2010 Onokoro, mythical island in Japanese mythology Template:WGPSN
Puchou Catenae Template:Coord 620 6 August 2010 Pu Chou Mountain in Chinese mythology Formerly classified as a chasma Template:WGPSN
Thebeksan Catena Template:Coord 220 6 August 2010 Thebeksan, holy mountain in Korean mythology Template:WGPSN
Wungaran Catenae Template:Coord 350 6 August 2010 Wungaran, sacred place in Kakadu, Australia Template:WGPSN

ChasmataEdit

Rhean chasms are called chasmata. They are named after sacred places in world mythologies.

Chasma Named after
Avaiki Chasmata Avaiki, the underworld in Cook Islands mythology
Galunlati Chasmata ᎦᎸᎳᏗ galvladi (galvv́ládii) "the above": the land above the sky in Cherokee mythology
Kun Lun Chasma was reclassified as a linea in 2010 (see below)
Pu Chou Chasma was reclassified as a catena in 2010 (see above)
Pulag Chasma Pulag, sacred mountain in Igorot mythology
Vaupas Chasma Vaupas, a river in the mythology of the Cuebo of Colombia
Yamsi Chasmata Yamsi, lodge of the North Wind in Klamath mythology

CratersEdit

Rhean craters are named after figures from the mythologies of mostly non-European cultures. As of 2017, there are 128 named craters.<ref name="Gazetteer-Rhea-Craterlist" />

Crater Coordinate Named after
Aananin Template:Coord Aananin (Korean)
Abassi Template:Coord Abassi (Efik)
Adjua Template:Coord Adjua (Ulch people of Siberia)
Agunua Template:Coord Agunua (Solomon Islands)
Ameta Template:Coord Ameta (Seram, Indonesia)
Anguta Template:Coord Anguta (Inuit)
Arunaka Template:Coord Arunaka (Incan)
Atum Template:Coord Atum (Egyptian)
Awonawilona Template:Coord Awonawilona (Zuni)
Bulagat Template:Coord Bulagat (Buryat people of Siberia)
Bumba Template:Coord Bumba (Bushongo people of the Congo)
Burkhan Template:Coord Burkhan (Buryat people of Siberia)
Chingaso Template:Coord Chingaso (Jivaro)
Con Template:Coord Kon (Incan)
Dangun Template:Coord Dangun (Korean)
Djuli Template:Coord Djuli (Neghidahan people of Ukraine)
Dohitt Template:Coord Dohitt (Mosetene, people of north Bolivia)
Ellyay Template:Coord Ellyay (Yakut people of Siberia)
Faro Template:Coord Faro (Mandé peoples of West Africa)
Fatu Template:Coord Fatu (Samoan)
Gborogboro Template:Coord Gborogboro (Lugbara)
Gmerti Template:Coord Gmerti (Georgian)
Gucumatz Template:Coord Gukumatz (Maya)
Haik Template:Coord Haik (Armenian)
Haoso Template:Coord Haoso (Manchuria)
Heller Template:Coord Heller (Auracanin)
Huracan Template:Coord Huracan (Kiche)
Imberombera Template:Coord Imberombera (Kakadu)
Inktomi Template:Coord Iktomi (Lakota)
Inmar Template:Coord Inmar (Udmurtian)
Iraca Template:Coord Iraca (Incan)
Izanagi Template:Coord Izanagi (Japanese)
Izanami Template:Coord Izanami (Japanese)
Jumo Template:Coord Jumo (Mari people of the Volga)
Karora Template:Coord Karora (Aranda people of Australia)
Khado Template:Coord Khado (Nganasan)
Kiho Template:Coord Kiho (Polynesian)
Kuksu Template:Coord Kuksu (Pomo)
Kuma Template:Coord Kuma (Yaruro)
Kumpara Template:Coord Kumpara (Jivaro people of Ecuador)
Leza Template:Coord Leza (Tongan)
Lowa Template:Coord Lowa (Marshall Islands)
Luli Template:Coord Luli (Mansi)
Madumda Template:Coord Madumda (Pomo)
Maheo Template:Coord Maheo (Cheyenne)
Malunga Template:Coord Malunga (Bantu)
Mamaldi Template:Coord Mamaldi (Nanai) (Tungusic people of the Amur River area)
Manoid Template:Coord Manoid (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula)
Melo Template:Coord Melo (Minyong people of India)
Mubai Template:Coord Mubai (Tibetan)
Napi Template:Coord Napi (Blackfoot)
Nishanu Template:Coord Nishanu (Arikara)
Num Template:Coord Num (Samoyed)
Nzame Template:Coord Nzame (Fang)
Obatala Template:Coord Obatala (Yoruba)
Olorun Template:Coord Olorun (Yoruba)
Ormazd Template:Coord Ormazd (Zoroastrian)
Pachacamac Template:Coord Pachacamac (Inca)
Pan Ku Template:Coord Pan Ku (Hmong)
Pedn Template:Coord Pedn (Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula)
Pokoh Template:Coord Pokoh (Pallawonaps)
Pouliuli Template:Coord Pouliuli (Hawaiian)
Powehiwehi Template:Coord Powehiwehi (Hawaiian)
Puntan Template:Coord Puntan (Chamorro)
Qat Template:Coord Qat (New Hebrides)
Samni Template:Coord Samni (Kachins)
Seveki Template:Coord Seveki (Evenki)
Shedi Template:Coord Shedi (Minyong)
Sholmo Template:Coord Sholmo (Buryat people of Siberia)
Taaroa Template:Coord Ta'aroa (Hawaiian)
Tane Template:Coord Tāne (Māori)
Tawa Template:Coord Tawa (Hopi)
Thunupa Template:Coord Thunpa (Incan)
Tika Template:Coord Tika (Abkhazia)
Tirawa Template:Coord Tirawa (Pawnee)
Tore Template:Coord Tore (Pygmy people of Africa)
Torom Template:Coord Torom (Ostiak people of Siberia)
Tsuki-Yomi Template:Coord Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Japanese)
Tuwale Template:Coord Tuwale (Ceram)
Uku Template:Coord Uku (Estonian)
Wakonda Template:Coord Wakonda (Sioux)
Wende Template:Coord Wende (Mossi)
Whanin Template:Coord Hwanin (Korean)
Wuraka Template:Coord Wuraka (Kakadu people of Australia)
Woyengi Template:Coord Woyengi (Ijaw)
Wulbari Template:Coord Wulbari (Template:Ill)
Xamba Template:Coord Xamba (unidentified, purportedly "Bushman")
Xowalaci Template:Coord Xowalaci (Joshua)
Xu Template:Coord !Xu (various San peoples, a loanword to translate "Lord" in the Bible)
Yu-Ti Template:Coord Yu-Ti (Chinese), i.e. the Jade Emperor
Zicum Template:Coord Zicum (Babylonian)

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FossaeEdit

A fossa is a long, narrow depression.

Name Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Ref
Harahvaiti Fossa Template:Coord 190 6 August 2010 Beautiful land created by Persian god Ahura Mazda; modern Kandahar, Afghanistan Template:WGPSN
Parun Fossa Template:Coord 120 6 August 2010 Parun River, Nuristan (NE Afghanistan), in which the mother goddess Disani gave birth to Bagisht, the creator of people Template:WGPSN

LineaeEdit

A linea is a long marking on a planet or moon's surface.

Name Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Notes Ref
Kirinyaga Linea Template:Coord 400 17 June 2010 Mount Kenya (Kirinyaga), a holy mountain in Kikuyu mythology. Template:WGPSN
Kunlun Linea Template:Coord 180 6 August 2010 Kunlun Mountains, home of the gods in Chinese mythology Formerly classified as a chasma Template:WGPSN

See alsoEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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