List of geological features on Mercury
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This is a list of geological features on Mercury. There is a separate List of craters on Mercury.
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Craters
External link: [1] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=9&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Crater,%20craters&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
Mountains
| Mountains | Named after |
| Caloris Montes | "Hot mountains" |
External link: [2] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=27&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Mons,%20montes&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
Ridges
Mercurian ridges are called dorsa, and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet.
| Ridge | Named after |
| Antoniadi Dorsum | Eugène Antoniadi |
| Schiaparelli Dorsum | Giovanni Schiaparelli |
External link: [3] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=10&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Dorsum,%20dorsa&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
Valleys
Mercurian valleys are called valles, and are named after radio telescope facilities.
| Valley | Named after |
| Arecibo Vallis | Arecibo Observatory |
| Goldstone Vallis | Goldstone Observatory |
| Haystack Vallis | Haystack Observatory |
| Simeiz Vallis | Simeiz Observatory |
External link: [4] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=46&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Vallis,%20valles&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
Plains
Mercurian plains are called planitiae, and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury.
| Plain | Named after |
| Borealis Planitia | Means 'Northern Plain' |
| Budh Planitia | Hindi word for planet Mercury |
| Caloris Planitia | Means 'Hot Plain' |
| Odin Planitia | Odin |
| Sobkou Planitia | |
| Suisei Planitia | Suisei, Japanese messenger god |
| Tir Planitia | Norse word for planet Mercury |
External link: [5] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=31&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Planitia,%20planitiae&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
Scarps
Mercurian scarps are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers.
| Scarp | Named after |
| Adventure Rupes | Ship of Captain Cook |
| Astrolabe Rupes | Ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville |
| Discovery Rupes | Ship of Captain Cook |
| Endeavour Rupes | Endeavour, Ship of Captain Cook |
| Fram Rupes | Fram, ship of Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdup and Roald Amundsen |
| Gjoa Rupes | Ship of Roald Amundsen |
| Heemskerck Rupes | Ship of Abel Tasman |
| Hero Rupes | Ship of Nathaniel Palmer |
| Mirni Rupes | Ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen |
| Pourquoi-Pas Rupes | Ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot |
| Resolution Rupes | Resolution, ship of Captain Cook |
| Santa Maria Rupes | Ship of Christopher Columbus |
| Victoria Rupes | Ship of Ferdinand Magellan |
| Vostok Rupes | Ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen |
| Zarya Rupes | Zarya, a Russian experimental schooner |
| Zeehaen Rupes | Ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville |
External link: [6] (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=1&bodyID=9&typeID=38&system=Mercury&body=Mercury&type=Rupes,%20rup|-es&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig)
External links
- USGS: Mercury nomenclature (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/SystemSearch2.jsp?System=Mercury)fr:Liste des caractéristiques géologiques de Mercure