This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.
Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Crater | Coordinate | Diameter (km) | Named after | |
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-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.
Mirandan coronae are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
Corona | Named after | |
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Forest of Arden (As You Like It) | ||
Elsinore (Hamlet) | ||
Inverness (Macbeth) |
Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
Regio | Coordinate | Diameter (km) | Named after | |
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-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) |
Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
Rupes | Named after | |
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Algiers (The Tempest) | ||
Verona (Romeo and Juliet) |
Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
Sulcus | Named after | |
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Naples (The Tempest) | ||
Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors) |