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List of geological features on Miranda - Definition and Overview

This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.

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Craters

Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Crater Named after
Alonso Alonso, King of Naples
Ferdinand Ferdinand, Alonso's son
Francisco Francisco, a lord of Naples
Gonzalo Gonzalo, A lord of Naples
Prospero Prospero, the magician
Stephano Stephano, the drunken butler
Trinculo Trinculo, the jester

Coronae

Mirandan coronae are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater Named after
Arden Corona Forest of Arden (As You Like It)
Elsinore Corona Elsinore (Hamlet)
Inverness Corona Inverness (Macbeth)

Regions

Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater Named after
Dunsinane Regio Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth)
Ephesus Regio Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors)
Mantua Regio Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet)
Sicilia Regio Sicily (The Winter's Tale)

Scarps

Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater Named after
Argier Rupes Algiers (The Tempest)
Verona Rupes Verona (Romeo and Juliet)

Sulci

Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater Named after
Naples Sulcus Naples (The Tempest)
Syracusa Sulcus Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors)

External links

Example Usage of geological

NicholsSchool: Science faculty member published in geological Society of America Bulletin: www.nicholsschool.org/quicklinks/news_detail.asp?newsid=572891
panlexicon: geological is today's word. Related to zonal, geodesic, physiographic, mensurative & regional. http://tinyurl.com/y94rzp8
new_textbook: Ancient Orogens and Modern Analogues - Special Publication 327 - by J. B. Murphy et al. - geological Society of London. http://j.mp/6aITjB
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