List of geological features on Dione

List of geological features on Dione

This is a list of named geological features on Dione. Dionean geological features are named after people and places in Roman mythology.

Catenae

Catenae are crater chains. They are named after rivers in Roman mythology.

Lineae

Originally, three geological features were labelled lineae (bright wispy markings). However, later evidence from the "Cassini" probe revealed them to be chasms, and they were all renamed as such (see above).

Craters

Dionean craters are named after figures from Greek and Roman mythology, especially the "Aeneid".

ee also

*List of quadrangles on Dione

External links

* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/saturn/dionTOC.html USGS: Dione nomenclature]


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