List of geological features on Hyperion

Surface of Hyperion with several craters full of a mysterious reddish gunk. The material contains long chains of carbon and hydrogen and appears very similar to material found on other Saturnian satellites, most notably Iapetus.[1]

This is a list of named geological features on Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.

Dorsa

Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion (Cassini 2007)

There is one named dorsum (ridge) on Hyperion.

DorsumCoordinatesNamed after
Bond-Lassell Dorsum48°00′N 143°30′W / 48°N 143.5°W / 48; -143.5 (Bond-Lassell)George Phillips Bond, William Cranch Bond and William Lassell

Craters

This is a list of craters on Hyperion. Hyperionian craters are named after sun and moon gods in various mythologies.

CraterCoordinatesDiameter
(km)		Approval
Year		EponymRef
Bahloo36°N 164°E / 36°N 164°E / 36; 164 (Bahloo)n.a.1982Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies (Aboriginal mythology)WGPSN
Helios71°N 132°W / 71°N 132°W / 71; -132 (Helios)n.a.1982Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion (Greek mythology)WGPSN
Jarilo61°N 177°E / 61°N 177°E / 61; 177 (Jarilo)n.a.1982Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love (Slavic mythology)WGPSN
Meri3°N 171°W / 3°N 171°W / 3; -171 (Meri)n.a.1982Meri, folk hero; the Sun (Bororó people)WGPSN

References

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