This is a list of named geological features on Mimas, a moon that orbits the planet Saturn. Mimantean features are named after people and places in Arthurian legend or the legends of the Titans. The sole exception to this is Herschel Crater, named after William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Mimas in 1789. That name was chosen before the International Astronomical Union set a guideline for naming geological features on Mimas.
Chasms
Mimas' chasmata are named after locations in Arthurian legend and the legends of the Titans.
Chasma Named after Pronounced Avalon Chasma Avalon Camelot Chasma Camelot Oeta Chasma Oeta Ossa Chasma Ossa Pangea Chasma Pangea Pelion Chasma Pelion
Craters
With the exception of Herschel, the craters of Mimas are named after characters in Arthurian legend.
Crater Named after Pronounced Accolon Accolon Arthur King Arthur Balin Sir Balin Ban King Ban Bedivere Bedivere Bors Bors Dagonet Dagonet Dynas Dinas Emrys Elaine Elaine Gaheris Gaheris Galahad Galahad Gareth Gareth Gawain Gawain Gwynevere Guinevere Herschel William Herschel Igraine Igraine Iseult Iseult Kay Sir Kay Lamerok Lamerok Launcelot Launcelot Lot Lot Lucas Sir Lucan Marhaus Morholt Mark Mark of Cornwall Melyodas Meliodas Merlin Merlin Modred Mordred Morgan Morgan le Fay Nero Nero Palomides Palomides Pellinore Pellinore Percivale Percivale Royns Rience Tristram Tristram Uther Uther Pendragon
Crater chains
Mimas's sole named catena is named after a location in Arthurian legend.
Catena Named after Pronounced Note Tintagil Catena Tintagel formerly Tintagil Chasma
External links
USGS: Mimas nomenclature