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List of geological features on Enceladus


This is a list of named geological features on Enceladus. Geological features on Enceladus are named after people and places from Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights — called The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — a collection of Medieval folk tales from the Middle East.

Enceladean plains are called planitiae. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.

Enceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.

Sulci are long, parallel grooves. Enceladean sulci are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.

Fossae are ditches or trenches. Enceladean fossae are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.


On Enceladus, escarpments are called rupes.

Enceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.


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