This is a list of named geological features on Triton.
Catena | Named after | Name approved | |
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The Kraken (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Set (Egypt) | 1991 |
Tritonian cavi are named after mythological water spirits.
Cavus | Named after | Name approved | |
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Apep (Egyptian) | 1991 | ||
Bheki (Indian) | 1991 | ||
Dagon (Babylonian) | 1991 | ||
Heget (Egyptian) | 1991 | ||
Hiruko (Japanese) | 1991 | ||
Kashyapa (Hindu) | 1991 | ||
Kulilu (Babylonian) | 1991 | ||
Mah (Persian) | 1991 | ||
Mangwe (Ila people of Zambia) | 1991 | ||
Ukupanipo (Hawaiian) | 1991 |
Crater | Named after | Name approved | |
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Amarum (Quechua people of Ecuador) | 1991 | ||
Andvari (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Cay (Mayan) | 1991 | ||
Ilomba (Lozi people of Zambia) | 1991 | ||
Kurma (Hindu) | 1991 | ||
Mazomba (Chaga people of Tanzania) | 1991 | ||
Ravgga (Finnish) | 1991 | ||
Tangaroa (Māori) | 1991 | ||
The Vodyanoi (Slavic) | 1991 |
Tritonian fossae are named after sacred bodies of water.
Fossa | Coordinates | Named after | Name approved | |
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Tritonian maculae are named after water spirits from various mythologies.
Macula | Named after | Name approved | |
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Tritonian paterae are named after sacred waters and sea monsters from various mythologies.
Patera | Named after | Name approved | |
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Tritonian plains are named after watery realms in various mythologies.
Planitia | Named after | Name approved | |
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Tritonian plateaus are named after legendary islands.
Planum | Named after | Name approved | |
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Volcanic plumes on Triton are named after water spirits in various mythologies.
Plume | Named after | Name approved | |
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Tritonian regions are named after images from various mythologies.
Regio | Named after | Name approved | |
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Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Tritonian sulci are named after sacred rivers in the mythology of various cultures.
Sulci | Named after | Name approved | |
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Bia River (Yoruba) | 1991 | ||
River Boyne (Celtic) | 1991 | ||
Huang He (Chinese) | 1991 | ||
Körmt River (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Leipter River (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Luo River (Chinese) | 1991 | ||
Ob River (Ostiak) | 1991 | ||
Örmt River (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Sliðr River (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Tano River (Yoruba) | 1991 | ||
Vimur River (Norse) | 1991 | ||
Yasu River (Japanese) | 1991 |