List of geological features on Mercury

List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet Mercury. Different types of features are named after different things: Mercurian ridges are called dorsa, and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet; valleys are called valles, and are named after ancient abandoned cities, towns, and settlements; crater chains are called catenae and are named after radio telescope facilities; plains are called planitiae, and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury; escarpments are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers; long, narrow depressions are called fossae and are named after works of architecture; bright spots are called faculae and are named after the word snake in various languages.

See also list of craters on Mercury, list of albedo features on Mercury, and list of quadrangles on Mercury

Longitude is west longitude.

List of geological features on Mercury

Feature	Latitude	Longitude	Named after
Mountains
Caloris Montes	39.4	187.2	Latin for 'mountains of heat'
Ridges
Antoniadi Dorsum	25.1	30.5	Eugène Antoniadi
Schiaparelli Dorsum	23	164.1	Giovanni Schiaparelli
Fossae
Borobudur Fossae	-32.77	271.5	Borobudur
Pantheon Fossae	30.19	197.17	The Pantheon, Rome
Valleys
Angkor Vallis	57.3	246.0	Angkor, ancient city in Cambodia
Cahokia Vallis	65.6	233.1	Cahokia Mounds, ancient city in Illinois, United States
Caral Vallis	62.6	230.6	Caral, ancient city in Peru
Paestum Vallis	60.5	233.5	Paestum, ancient city in Campania, Italy
Timgad Vallis	60.8	243.1	Timgad, ancient city in Algeria
Plain
Apārangi Planitia	6.7	289.38	Māori word for Mercury
Borealis Planitia	73.4	79.5	Latin for 'northern plain'
Budh Planitia	22	150.9	Hindu word for Mercury
Caloris Planitia	30.5	189.8	Latin for 'plain of heat'
Catuilla Planum	-8.78	245.78	Quechua word for Mercury
Lugus Planitia	-6.24	98.66	Gaulish equivalent of the Roman god Mercury
Mearcair Planitia	31.4	227.9	Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for Mercury
Odin Planitia	23.3	171.6	Norse god Odin
Otaared Planitia	18.26	337.61	Arabic word for Mercury
Papsukkal Planitia	-16.25	271.63	Akkadian messenger god
Sihtu Planitia	-2.82	55.57	Babylonian word for the planet Mercury
Sobkou Planitia	39.9	129.9	Messenger god
Stilbon Planitia	57.54	209.61	Ancient Greek word for Mercury
Suisei Planitia	59.2	150.8	Japanese for Mercury
Tir Planitia	0.8	176.1	Persian for Mercury
Turms Planitia	-31.05	350.81	Etruscan messenger god equivalent of Roman god Mercury
Utaridi Planitia	-65.5	270.17	Swahili name for Mercury
Escarpments
Acadia Rupes	8.17	329.00	CSS Acadia, Canadian hydrographic survey and oceanographic research vessel
Adventure Rupes	-65.1	65.5	HMS Adventure, ship of Captain Cook
Altair Rupes	-70.48	186.49	Altair, Mexican research vessel
Alvin Rupes	8.3	208.6	DSV Alvin, American deep-ocean research submersible
Antares Rupes	18.06	229.42	Antares, Mexican oceanographic research vessel
Arquipelago Rupes	7.36	229.31	Arquipelago, Portuguese coastal research vessel[1]
Astrolabe Rupes	-42.6	70.7	Astrolabe, ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville
Beagle Rupes	-1.9	258.89	HMS Beagle, ship on which Charles Darwin sailed
Belgica Rupes	-50.5	296.3	Belgica, Belgian ship that was the first to winter in the Antarctic
Blossom Rupes	-3.0	270.2	HMS Blossom, English ship that explored the Northwest Passage under Frederick William Beechey
Calypso Rupes	19.5	316.5	RV Calypso, oceanographic research vessel of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Carnegie Rupes	58.5	53.3	Carnegie, research vessel used for magnetic surveys
Challenger Rupes	-12.58	109.92	Challenger, survey ship used to undertake the first global marine research expedition
Discovery Rupes	-56.3	38.3	HMS Discovery, ship of Captain Cook
Duyfken Rupes	-21.4	131.8	Duyfken, ship of Willem Janszoon
Eltanin Rupes	-74.8	269.2	USNS Eltanin, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel
Endeavour Rupes	37.5	31.3	HM Bark Endeavour, ship of Captain Cook
Enterprise Rupes	-36.5	283.5	USS Enterprise, American ship that explored the Mississippi, Amazon, and Madeira Rivers
Fram Rupes	-56.9	93.3	Fram, ship of Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen
Gjöa Rupes	-66.7	159.3	Gjøa, ship of Roald Amundsen
Heemskerck Rupes	25.9	125.3	Ship of Abel Tasman
Hero Rupes	-58.4	171.4	Hero, ship of Nathaniel Palmer
Kainan Rupes	-29.8	330.8	Kainan Maru, Japanese ship of Nobu Shirase Antarctic exploration
La Duaphine Rupes	66.3	26.6	Ship of Giovanni da Verrazzano
Mirni Rupes	-37.3	39.9	Mirny, ship of Mikhail Lazarev
Nautilus Rupes	-28.2	293.3	EV Nautilus, research vessel operated by Robert Ballard
Palmer Rupes	-26.3	106.6	Nathaniel B. Palmer, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel operated
Paramour Rupes	-0.1	212.5	HMS Paramour English research vessel commanded by Edmond Halley
Pelagia Rupes	15.33	218.59	RV Pelagia Dutch research and survey vessel
Pourquoi-Pas Rupes	-58.1	156	Pourquoi Pas? IV, ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
Resolution Rupes	-63.8	51.7	HMS Resolution, ship of Captain Cook
Santa María Rupes	5.5	19.7	Santa María, ship of Christopher Columbus
Terror Rupes	-72.1	275.7	HMS Terror, English ship of Arctic and Antarctic exploration
Unity Rupes	27.1	275.1	Unity, English ship on which Edmond Halley sailed to Saint Helena
Vejas Rupes	35.71	162.25	Vejas, Lithuanian research vessel
Victoria Rupes	50.9	31.1	Victoria, ship of Ferdinand Magellan
Vostok Rupes	-37.7	19.5	Vostok, ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen
Zapiola Rupes	44.02	72.36	Argentinian ship involved in oceanographic surveys in Southwestern Atlantic
Zarya Rupes	-42.8	20.5	Zarya, a Soviet experimental schooner
Zeehaen Rupes	51	157	Ship of Abel Tasman
Crater Chains
Arecibo Catena	-27.5	28.4	Arecibo Observatory
Goldstone Catena	-15.8	31.7	Goldstone Observatory
Haystack Catena	4.7	46.2	Haystack Observatory
Faculae
Abeeso Facula	21.7	214.6	Somali word for snake
Agwo Facula	22.4	213.7	Igbo word for snake
Amaru Facula	-49.8	349.5	Quechuan word for snake
Bibilava Faculae	16.4	202.8	Malagasy word for snake
Bitin Facula	-51.55	28.45	Cebuano word for snake
Ejo Faculae	14.5	200.5	Yoruba word for snake
Gata Facula	-2.9	321.4	Fijian and Samoan word for snake
Havu Facula	-52.22	28.45	Kannada word for snake
Ibab Facula	14.5	199.2	Amharic word for snake
Inyoka Faculae	14.0	197.7	Zulu and Xhosa word for snake
Maciji Facula	14.9	196.0	Hausa word for snake
Nākahi Facula	-52.7	342.2	Maori word for snake
Nathair Facula	36.0	295.5	Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for snake
Neidr Facula	35.9	302.7	Welsh word for snake
Nzoka Facula	15.4	194.7	Kamba word for snake
Orm Faculae	26.58	59.68	Swedish word for snake
Pampu Facula	-57.76	31.79	Tamil word for snake
Sarpa Facula	-53.07	30.87	Sinhalese word for snake
Slang Faculae	24.5	179.3	Afrikaans word for snake
Suge Facula	26.1	300.4	Basque word for snake
Thueban Facula	48.7	200.5	Arabic word for snake
Ular Facula	-55.1	29.95	Malay word for snake
Yinshe Facula	-46.32 °	191.22	Chinese word for silver snake
Zmija Facula	-37.35	267.75	Serbian word for snake

References

1. "Arquipelago Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

• Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2129 [1]