List of geological features on Miranda explained

This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.

Craters

Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Crater Coordinate Diameter (km) Named after
-44°N 352.6°W 25.0 Alonso, King of Naples
-34.8°N 202.1°W 17.0 Ferdinand, Alonso's son
-73.2°N 236°W 14.0 Francisco, a lord of Naples
-11.4°N 77°W 11.0 Gonzalo, A lord of Naples
-32.9°N 329.9°W 21.0 Prospero, the magician
-41.1°N 234.1°W 16.0 Stephano, the drunken butler
-63.7°N 163.4°W 11.0 Trinculo, 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.

Corona Named after
Forest of Arden (As You Like It)
Elsinore (Hamlet)
Inverness (Macbeth)

Regions

Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Regio Coordinate Diameter (km) Named after
-31.5°N 11.9°W 244.0 Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth)
-15°N 250°W 225.0 Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors)
-39.6°N 180.2°W 399.0 Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet)
-30°N 317.2°W 170.0 Sicily (The Winter's Tale)

Scarps

Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Rupes Named after
Algiers (The Tempest)
Verona (Romeo and Juliet)

Sulci

Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Sulcus Named after
Naples (The Tempest)
Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors)

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