List of craters in the Solar System

This is a list of named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets (asteroids and dwarf planets), planets, and natural satellites.[1] All geological features of a body (including craters) are typically named after a specific theme.[2] For completeness, the list also refers to the craters on § Earth, which naming process is not overseen by IAU's WGPSN.

lunar: 1,624 craters (31.2%)
Martian: 1,092 craters (21.0%)
Venerian: 900 craters (17.3%)
Mercurian: 397 craters (7.6%)
Others: 1,198 craters (23.0%)

Distribution of named craters in the Solar System as of 2017.

Amalthea (2)

Feature	Diameter	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Gaea (crater)	80 km	1979	Gaia, Greek mother earth goddess who brought Zeus to Crete	WGPSN
Pan (crater)	100 km	1979	Pan (crater), Greek goat-god son of Amalthea and Hermes	WGPSN

Ariel (17)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Abans	15.5°S 108.7°W / -15.5; -108.7 (Abans)	20	1988	Spirit of the iron mines	WGPSN
Agape	46.9°S 23.5°W / -46.9; -23.5 (Agape)	34	1988	Spirit in Spenser's Fairy Queene	WGPSN
Ataksak	53.1°S 135.7°W / -53.1; -135.7 (Ataksak)	22	1988	Eskimo benevolent spirit	WGPSN
Befana	17°S 31.9°E / -17; 31.9 (Befana)	21	1988	Good spirit who fills Italian children's stockings with toys on twelfth night	WGPSN
Berylune	22.5°S 32.1°W / -22.5; -32.1 (Berylune)	29	1988	Good spirit in Maeterlinck's The Bluebird	WGPSN
Deive	22.3°S 23°E / -22.3; 23 (Deive)	20	1988	Spirit of beautiful maiden	WGPSN
Djadek	12°S 108.9°W / -12; -108.9 (Djadek)	22	1988	Czech ancestral benevolent spirit and household guardian	WGPSN
Domovoy	71.5°S 20.3°W / -71.5; -20.3 (Domovoy)	71	1988	Slavic spirit protector of home	WGPSN
Finvara	15.8°S 19°E / -15.8; 19 (Finvara)	31	1988	Irish king of spirits; provided horses and wine to men	WGPSN
Gwyn	77.5°S 22.5°E / -77.5; 22.5 (Gwyn)	34	1988	Irish god of battle; leads men's souls to Annwn	WGPSN
Huon	37.8°S 33.7°E / -37.8; 33.7 (Huon)	40	1988	Replaced Oberon as King of Spirits when Oberon died	WGPSN
Laica	21.3°S 44.4°E / -21.3; 44.4 (Laica)	30	1988	Inca good spirit	WGPSN
Mab	38.8°S 7.8°W / -38.8; -7.8 (Mab)	34	1988	Queen of Spirits dethroned Titania	WGPSN
Melusine	52.9°S 8.9°E / -52.9; 8.9 (Melusine)	50	1988	Spirit heroine of medieval French story	WGPSN
Oonagh	21.9°S 115.6°W / -21.9; -115.6 (Oonagh)	39	1988	Irish Queen of Fairies	WGPSN
Rima	18.3°S 99.2°W / -18.3; -99.2 (Rima)	41	1988	Spirit in Hudson's Green Mansions	WGPSN
Yangoor	68.7°S 80.3°W / -68.7; -80.3 (Yangoor)	78	1988	Spirit that brings day	WGPSN

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Callisto (141)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Adal	75.5°N 79.7°W / 75.5; -79.7 (Adal)	41.7	1979	Adal (Norse)	WGPSN
Aegir	45.8°S 103.8°W / -45.8; -103.8 (Aegir)	53.9	1997	Aegir (Norse)	WGPSN
Agloolik	47.7°S 82.4°W / -47.7; -82.4 (Agloolik)	61.6	1997	Agloolik (Inuit)	WGPSN
Ägröi	43.2°N 10.9°W / 43.2; -10.9 (Ägröi)	67.4	1979	Äkräs (Uralic)	WGPSN
Ahti	41.4°N 102.4°W / 41.4; -102.4 (Ahti)	54.8	1988	Ahti (Finnish)	WGPSN
Ajleke	22.7°N 101.4°W / 22.7; -101.4 (Ajleke)	70	1988	Ajleke (Sami)	WGPSN
Akycha	72.6°N 41.3°E / 72.6; 41.3 (Akycha)	81	1979	Akycha (Inuit of Alaska)	WGPSN
Alfr	9.9°S 137.3°E / -9.9; 137.3 (Alfr)	96	1979	Alfr (Norse)	WGPSN
Áli	59°N 55.9°W / 59; -55.9 (Áli)	32.9	1979	Áli (Norse)	WGPSN
Ánarr	44°N 0.5°W / 44; -0.5 (Ánarr)	41.7	1979	Ánarr (Norse)	WGPSN
Arcas	85.6°S 67.5°W / -85.6; -67.5 (Arcas)	60.9	1997	Arcas (Greek)	WGPSN
Askr	51.8°N 35.9°E / 51.8; 35.9 (Askr)	68.8	1979	Askr (Norse)	WGPSN
Audr	30.9°S 80.6°W / -30.9; -80.6 (Audr)	80.8	1997	Audr (Norse)	WGPSN
Austri	80.9°S 64.5°W / -80.9; -64.5 (Austri)	15	1997	Austri (Norse)	WGPSN
Aziren	35.4°N 178.2°W / 35.4; -178.2 (Aziren)	55.6	1988	Aziren (Estonian)	WGPSN
Balkr	28.9°N 11.7°W / 28.9; -11.7 (Balkr)	68	1979	Balkr (Norse)	WGPSN
Barri	31.5°S 70.5°W / -31.5; -70.5 (Barri)	69	1997	Barri (Norse)	WGPSN
Bavörr	49.1°N 20°W / 49.1; -20 (Bavörr)	85.3	1979	Bavörr (Norse)	WGPSN
Beli	62.6°N 80.2°W / 62.6; -80.2 (Beli)	55.6	1979	Belenus (Celtic)	WGPSN
Biflindi	53.6°S 74.1°W / -53.6; -74.1 (Biflindi)	58	1997	Biflindi (Norse)	WGPSN
Bragi	75.5°N 60.7°W / 75.5; -60.7 (Bragi)	61.8	1979	Bragi (Norse)	WGPSN
Brami	28.8°N 19°W / 28.8; -19 (Brami)	75.7	1979	Brami (Norse)	WGPSN
Bran	24.2°S 154.4°E / -24.2; 154.4 (Bran)	78	1979	Bran the Blessed (Celtic)	WGPSN
Buga	22.3°N 36.1°E / 22.3; 36.1 (Buga)	59	1979	Buga (god) (Evenk)	WGPSN
Buri	37.5°S 45.5°W / -37.5; -45.5 (Buri)	86	1979	Búri (Norse)	WGPSN
Burr	42.7°N 134.5°W / 42.7; -134.5 (Burr)	75.4	1979	Burr (Norse)	WGPSN
Dag	58.5°N 73.3°W / 58.5; -73.3 (Dag)	46.6	1979	Dag (Norse)	WGPSN
Danr	62.5°N 76.9°W / 62.5; -76.9 (Danr)	45.2	1979	Danr (Norse)	WGPSN
Dia	73°N 50.5°W / 73; -50.5 (Dia)	34.4	1979	Dia (Greek)	WGPSN
Doh	30.6°N 141.4°W / 30.6; -141.4 (Doh)	59.5	1997	Doh (Ketian)	WGPSN
Dryops	80°N 34.8°W / 80; -34.8 (Dryops)	31.5	1979	Dryops (Greek; son of Apollo)	WGPSN
Durinn	67°N 89.1°W / 67; -89.1 (Durinn)	51.6	1979	Durin (Norse)	WGPSN
Egdir	33.9°N 35.9°W / 33.9; -35.9 (Egdir)	60.6	1979	Eggthér (Norse)	WGPSN
Egres	42.5°N 176.6°W / 42.5; -176.6 (Egres)	45.5	1988	Äkräs (Karelian)	WGPSN
Erlik	66.8°N 1.3°W / 66.8; -1.3 (Erlik)	26.6	1979	Erlik (Russian)	WGPSN
Fadir	56.6°N 12.6°W / 56.6; -12.6 (Fadir)	78.6	1979	Fadir (Norse)	WGPSN
Fili	64.2°N 10.3°E / 64.2; 10.3 (Fili)	31.7	1979	Fili (Norse)	WGPSN
Finnr	15.5°N 4.3°W / 15.5; -4.3 (Finnr)	80	1979	Finnr (Norse)	WGPSN
Freki	79.8°N 8.3°E / 79.8; 8.3 (Freki)	55	1979	Freki (Norse)	WGPSN
Frodi	68.4°N 139.9°W / 68.4; -139.9 (Frodi)	45.9	1979	Frodi (Norse)	WGPSN
Fulla	74°N 108.1°W / 74; -108.1 (Fulla)	58.9	1979	Fulla (Norse)	WGPSN
Fulnir	60.1°N 35.3°W / 60.1; -35.3 (Fulnir)	43.1	1979	Fulnir (Norse)	WGPSN
Gandalfr	80.5°S 63.6°W / -80.5; -63.6 (Gandalfr)	17	1997	Gandalfr (Norse)	WGPSN
Geri	66.7°N 6.2°E / 66.7; 6.2 (Geri)	38.9	1979	Geri (Norse)	WGPSN
Ginandi	85.3°S 52.1°W / -85.3; -52.1 (Ginandi)	44.4	1997	Ginandi (Norse)	WGPSN
Gisl	57.2°N 34.6°W / 57.2; -34.6 (Gisl)	37	1979	Gisl (Norse)	WGPSN
Gloi	49°N 115°E	115.3	1979	Gloi (Norse)	WGPSN
Göll	57.3°N 40.3°E / 57.3; 40.3 (Göll)	55.4	1979	Göll (Norse)	WGPSN
Göndul	60°N 114.1°W / 60; -114.1 (Göndul)	45.5	1979	Göndul (Norse)	WGPSN
Grimr	41.5°N 145.4°E / 41.5; 145.4 (Grimr)	103.2	1979	Grimr (Norse)	WGPSN
Gunnr	64.6°N 104.7°W / 64.6; -104.7 (Gunnr)	61.1	1979	Gunnr (Norse)	WGPSN
Gymir	63.7°N 48.8°W / 63.7; -48.8 (Gymir)	40.6	1979	Gymir (Norse)	WGPSN
Hábrok	76.2°N 131.9°W / 76.2; -131.9 (Hábrok)	37.2	1979	Hábrók (Norse)	WGPSN
Haki	25°N 44.9°E / 25; 44.9 (Haki)	72.2	1979	Haki (Norse)	WGPSN
Hár	3.5°S 2°E / -3.5; 2 (Hár)	52.2	1979	Hár (Norse)	WGPSN
Heimdall	63.5°S 3°E / -63.5; 3 (Heimdall)	210	2000	Heimdall (Norse)	WGPSN
Hepti	64.5°N 23.4°W / 64.5; -23.4 (Hepti)	48.6	1979	Hepti (Norse)	WGPSN
Hijsi	63.1°N 171.5°W / 63.1; -171.5 (Hijsi)	54.1	1988	Hiisi (Karelian)	WGPSN
Hödr	69.1°N 89.2°W / 69.1; -89.2 (Hödr)	76.5	1979	Hödr (Norse)	WGPSN
Hoenir	33.7°S 99.1°E / -33.7; 99.1 (Hoenir)	81.1	1979	Hoenir (Norse)	WGPSN
Högni	11.8°S 4.8°W / -11.8; -4.8 (Högni)	76	1979	Högni (Norse)	WGPSN
Höldr	43.9°N 108.2°W / 43.9; -108.2 (Höldr)	68.1	1988	Höldr (Norse)	WGPSN
Igaluk	5.6°N 44°E / 5.6; 44 (Igaluk)	111.7	1979	Igaluk (Alaskan Inuit)	WGPSN
Ilma	29.9°S 167.2°W / -29.9; -167.2 (Ilma)	102	1988	Ilma (not specified)	WGPSN
Ivarr	5.8°S 38.6°E / -5.8; 38.6 (Ivarr)	73.1	1979	Ivarr (Norse)	WGPSN
Jalkr	38.6°S 82.7°W / -38.6; -82.7 (Jalkr)	93.5	1997	Jalkr (Norse)	WGPSN
Jumal	58.9°N 118°W / 58.9; -118 (Jumal)	58.5	1988	Jumal (Estonian)	WGPSN
Jumo	65.7°N 11.8°W / 65.7; -11.8 (Jumo)	43.6	1979	Jumo (Uralic)	WGPSN
Kári	48.2°N 116.3°W / 48.2; -116.3 (Kári)	34.5	1979	Kári (Norse)	WGPSN
Karl	56.4°N 29.4°E / 56.4; 29.4 (Karl)	34	1979	Karl (Norse)	WGPSN
Keelut	76.8°S 90.9°W / -76.8; -90.9 (Keelut)	64	1997	Keelut (Inuit)	WGPSN
Kul'	62.9°N 121.9°W / 62.9; -121.9 (Kul')	40.5	1988	Kul' (Komi)	WGPSN
Lempo	25.2°S 40.1°E / -25.2; 40.1 (Lempo)	41.3	1988	Lempo (Uralic)	WGPSN
Ljekio	49.1°N 162.3°W / 49.1; -162.3 (Ljekio)	23.8	1988	Liekkiö (Finnish)	WGPSN
Lodurr	50.8°S 89.9°E / -50.8; 89.9 (Lodurr)	72	1979	Lóðurr (Norse)	WGPSN
Lofn	56.5°S 22.3°W / -56.5; -22.3 (Lofn)	200	1997	Lofn (Norse)	WGPSN
Loni	3.6°S 145.7°E / -3.6; 145.7 (Loni)	85	1979	Loni (Norse)	WGPSN
Losy	65.3°N 36.7°E / 65.3; 36.7 (Losy)	62.1	1979	Losy (Mongol)	WGPSN
Lycaon	45.4°S 5.9°W / -45.4; -5.9 (Lycaon)	59	1997	Lycaon (Greek)	WGPSN
Maderatcha	30.7°N 95.3°W / 30.7; -95.3 (Maderatcha)	66.2	1988	Maderakka (Sami)	WGPSN
Mera	64.1°N 75.2°W / 64.1; -75.2 (Mera)	39.5	1979	Mera (Greek)	WGPSN
Mimir	32.6°N 53.2°W / 32.6; -53.2 (Mimir)	47.7	1979	Mimir (Norse)	WGPSN
Mitsina	57.5°N 103.7°W / 57.5; -103.7 (Mitsina)	40.4	1979	Mitsina (Alaskan Inuit)	WGPSN
Modi	66.4°N 119.3°W / 66.4; -119.3 (Modi)	37.8	1979	Modi (Norse)	WGPSN
Nakki	56.4°S 69.7°W / -56.4; -69.7 (Nakki)	59.8	1997	Näkki (Finnish)	WGPSN
Nama	57°N 29°E	30.1	1979	Nama (? folklore)	WGPSN
Nár	1.5°S 46°W / -1.5; -46 (Nár)	56.9	1979	Nár (Norse)	WGPSN
Nerrivik	16.9°S 56.4°W / -16.9; -56.4 (Nerrivik)	44.3	1979	Nerrivik (Alaskan Inuit)	WGPSN
Nidi	66.4°N 94.9°W / 66.4; -94.9 (Nidi)	49.3	1979	Niði (Norse)	WGPSN
Nirkes	31.4°N 164.3°W / 31.4; -164.3 (Nirkes)	58.5	1988	Nyyrikki (Karelian)	WGPSN
Njord	16.7°N 132.6°W / 16.7; -132.6 (Njord)	44.6	1988	Njord (Norse)	WGPSN
Nori	45.2°N 16.4°E / 45.2; 16.4 (Nori)	114	1979	Nori (Norse)	WGPSN
Norov-Ava	54.6°N 112.8°W / 54.6; -112.8 (Norov-Ava)	41.4	1988	Norov-Ava (Mordvinian)	WGPSN
Nuada	62.3°N 87.5°E / 62.3; 87.5 (Nuada)	66	1979	Nuada (Celtic)	WGPSN
Numi-Torum	50.1°S 92.9°W / -50.1; -92.9 (Numi-Torum)	75.6	1997	Numi-Torum (Mansi people of Russia)	WGPSN
Nyctimus	62.8°S 3.9°W / -62.8; -3.9 (Nyctimus)	34	1997	Nyctimus (Greek)	WGPSN
Oluksak	47.8°S 63.5°W / -47.8; -63.5 (Oluksak)	86.7	1997	Oluksak (Celtic)	WGPSN
Omol'	42.3°N 116.9°W / 42.3; -116.9 (Omol')	60.4	1988	Omol' (Komi)	WGPSN
Orestheus	46.7°S 47.7°W / -46.7; -47.7 (Orestheus)	22.5	1997	Orestheus (Greek)	WGPSN
Oski	57.5°N 91°E / 57.5; 91 (Oski)	48.1	1979	Oski (Norse)	WGPSN
Ottar	61.5°N 103.9°W / 61.5; -103.9 (Ottar)	59.8	1979	Ottar (Norse)	WGPSN
Pekko	18.3°N 5.4°W / 18.3; -5.4 (Pekko)	62	1979	Pekko (Uralic)	WGPSN
Randver	71.9°S 53.9°W / -71.9; -53.9 (Randver)	28	1997	Randver (Norse)	WGPSN
Reginleif	66°S 96.5°W / -66; -96.5 (Reginleif)	54.8	1997	Regincleif (Norse)	WGPSN
Reginn	39.8°N 90.1°W / 39.8; -90.1 (Reginn)	57	1979	Reginn (Norse)	WGPSN
Reifnir	50.8°S 54.3°W / -50.8; -54.3 (Reifnir)	36.8	1997	Reifnir (Norse)	WGPSN
Rigr	70.8°N 115.4°E / 70.8; 115.4 (Rigr)	72.5	1979	Rigr (Norse)	WGPSN
Rongoteus	53.6°N 106.1°W / 53.6; -106.1 (Rongoteus)	35.5	1988	Rongoteus (Karelian)	WGPSN
Rota	27.2°N 108.4°W / 27.2; -108.4 (Rota)	45	1988	Róta (Norse)	WGPSN
Saga	0.6°N 34.1°E / 0.6; 34.1 (Saga)	11.1	1979	Saga (Norse)	WGPSN
Sarakka	3.3°S 53.5°W / -3.3; -53.5 (Sarakka)	47.7	1979	Sarakka (Uralic)	WGPSN
Seqinek	55.5°N 25.4°W / 55.5; -25.4 (Seqinek)	80.7	1979	Seqinek (Inuit)	WGPSN
Sholmo	53.7°N 16.2°W / 53.7; -16.2 (Sholmo)	57	1979	Sholmo (Uralic)	WGPSN
Sigyn	35.9°N 29°W / 35.9; -29 (Sigyn)	49.8	1979	Sigyn (Norse)	WGPSN
Skeggold	49.7°S 31.9°W / -49.7; -31.9 (Skeggold)	43	1997	Skeggöld (Norse)	WGPSN
Sköll	55.6°N 44.4°E / 55.6; 44.4 (Sköll)	59.6	1979	Sköll (Norse)	WGPSN
Skuld	10°N 37.9°W / 10; -37.9 (Skuld)	91.8	1979	Skuld (Norse)	WGPSN
Sudri	55.9°N 135.6°W / 55.9; -135.6 (Sudri)	69.5	1979	Sudri (Norse)	WGPSN
Sumbur	67.1°N 34.8°E / 67.1; 34.8 (Sumbur)	37.9	1979	Sumbur (Buryat)	WGPSN
Tapio	30.1°N 108.6°W / 30.1; -108.6 (Tapio)	52.2	1988	Tapio (Finnish)	WGPSN
Thekkr	80.3°S 62°W / -80.3; -62 (Thekkr)	13	1997	Thekkr (Norse)	WGPSN
Thorir	31.9°S 66.7°W / -31.9; -66.7 (Thorir)	62.7	1997	Thorir (Norse)	WGPSN
Tindr	2.3°S 4.5°E / -2.3; 4.5 (Tindr)	75.8	1979	Tindr (Norse)	WGPSN
Tontu	27.6°N 100.3°W / 27.6; -100.3 (Tontu)	40.2	1988	Tonttu (Finnish)	WGPSN
Tornarsuk	28.8°N 127.6°W / 28.8; -127.6 (Tornarsuk)	99	1979	Tornarsuk (Greenland Inuit)	WGPSN
Tyll	44.8°N 166.5°W / 44.8; -166.5 (Tyll)	68.7	1988	Suur Tõll (Estonian)	WGPSN
Tyn	71.1°N 127.5°E / 71.1; 127.5 (Tyn)	63	1979	Tyn (Germanic)	WGPSN
Uksakka	49.5°S 42.2°W / -49.5; -42.2 (Uksakka)	22.5	1997	Uksakka (Finnish)	WGPSN
Valfödr	1.3°S 113°E / -1.3; 113 (Valfödr)	101.5	1979	Valfödr (Norse)	WGPSN
Vali	9.7°N 34.7°E / 9.7; 34.7 (Vali)	54.3	1979	Vali (Norse)	WGPSN
Vanapagan	39.5°N 158.5°W / 39.5; -158.5 (Vanapagan)	62.7	1988	Vanapagan (Estonian)	WGPSN
Veralden	33.3°N 95.5°W / 33.3; -95.5 (Veralden)	75.2	1988	Veralden (Sami religion)	WGPSN
Vestri	45.3°N 52.5°W / 45.3; -52.5 (Vestri)	77.3	1979	Vestri (Norse)	WGPSN
Vidarr	12.1°N 166.6°E / 12.1; 166.6 (Vidarr)	78	1988	Vidarr (Norse)	WGPSN
Vitr	22.1°S 10.6°E / -22.1; 10.6 (Vitr)	72.8	1979	Vitr (Norse)	WGPSN
Vu-Murt	21.5°N 170.3°W / 21.5; -170.3 (Vu-Murt)	34.5	1988	Vu-Murt (Estonian)	WGPSN
Vutash	31.6°N 102.3°W / 31.6; -102.3 (Vutash)	46.2	1988	Vutash (Estonian)	WGPSN
Ymir	51.5°N 99.7°W / 51.5; -99.7 (Ymir)	79	1979	Ymir (Norse)	WGPSN
Yuryung	54.7°S 85.7°W / -54.7; -85.7 (Yuryung)	75.1	1997	Yuryung (Sakha)	WGPSN

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Ceres (90)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Abellio	33.2°N 66.91°W / 33.2; -66.91 (Abellio)	32	2015	Gaul god of the apple tree	WGPSN
Achita	25.82°N 65.96°E / 25.82; 65.96 (Achita)	40	2015	Nigerian god of agriculture	WGPSN
Annona	48.14°S 8.43°E / -48.14; 8.43 (Annona)	60	2015	Roman goddess of crops and of the harvest	WGPSN
Anura	13.92°S 11.79°E / -13.92; 11.79 (Anura)	37	2015	Arawakan (Guyana) spirit of the tobacco seeds	WGPSN
Aristaeus	23.43°N 97.68°E / 23.43; 97.68 (Aristaeus)	35.8	2016	Greek god of agriculture	WGPSN
Asari	83.03°N 40.12°W / 83.03; -40.12 (Asari)	56	2015	Syrian god of agriculture	WGPSN
Attis	73.07°S 102.16°W / -73.07; -102.16 (Attis)	22	2015	Greek/Phrygian god of vegetation and of fertility	WGPSN
Azacca	6.66°S 141.6°W / -6.66; -141.6 (Azacca)	49.91	2015	Haitian god of agriculture	WGPSN
Begbalel	17.71°N 34.65°W / 17.71; -34.65 (Begbalel)	102	2016	Yap Islands (Caroline Islands Micronesia) guardian of the taro fields who controls the yield of the crops	WGPSN
Belun	33.71°S 3.75°W / -33.71; -3.75 (Belun)	36.04	2015	Belarus god of the fields	WGPSN
Besua	42.35°S 59.79°W / -42.35; -59.79 (Besua)	17	2015	Egyptian grain god	WGPSN
Bilwis	86.2°N 79.6°E / 86.2; 79.6 (Bilwis)	7	2017	German corn spirit	WGPSN
Binayo	86.4°N 145.2°E / 86.4; 145.2 (Binayo)	16	2017	Philippine (Hanunoo/Mangyan Mindoro Island) female spirit caretaker of the rice spirits	WGPSN
Bonsu	1.74°N 93.21°E / 1.74; 93.21 (Bonsu)	31	2015	Bateg/Batek (Malaysia) god who watches over the fruits and flowers	WGPSN
Braciaca	22.77°S 84.37°E / -22.77; 84.37 (Braciaca)	8	2016	Celtic god of malt	WGPSN
Cacaguat	1.19°S 143.61°E / -1.19; 143.61 (Cacaguat)	13.6	2016	Nicaraguan god of cacao	WGPSN
Cachimana	85.2°N 146.8°W / 85.2; -146.8 (Cachimana)	18	2017	Atabapo and Inirida tribes’ (Upper Orinoco River region Venezuela) vegetation god who ripens the crops and controls the seasons	WGPSN
Centeotl	18.95°N 141.22°E / 18.95; 141.22 (Centeotl)	6	2016	Mexican god/goddess of maize and agriculture	WGPSN
Chaminuka	58.58°S 131.2°E / -58.58; 131.2 (Chaminuka)	122	2015	Shona (Zimbabwe) spirit who provides rains in times of droughts	WGPSN
Coniraya	39.9°N 65.73°E / 39.9; 65.73 (Coniraya)	135	2015	Inca god who was responsible for the system of agricultural terracing and irrigation	WGPSN
Consus	20.7°S 159.5°W / -20.7; -159.5 (Consus)	64	2016	Italian agricultural god who watched over the harvested and stored crop	WGPSN
Cozobi	45.33°N 72.69°W / 45.33; -72.69 (Cozobi)	24	2015	Zapotec (S. Mexico) god of maize and of abundant food	WGPSN
Dada	58.63°N 23.24°W / 58.63; -23.24 (Dada)	12	2015	Nigerian god of vegetables	WGPSN
Dantu	24.3°N 138.23°E / 24.3; 138.23 (Dantu)	126	2015	Ghanan god associated with the planting of the corn	WGPSN
Darzamat	44.21°S 76.4°E / -44.21; 76.4 (Darzamat)	92	2015	Darzamate Dārza-māte; Latvian spirit “Mother of the garden.”	WGPSN
Datan	59.5°N 107.69°W / 59.5; -107.69 (Datan)	60	2015	Polish god of the tilling of the soil	WGPSN
Dikhan	81.8°N 78.1°E / 81.8; 78.1 (Dikhan)	21	2017	Dikhan baba; Kazakh preislamic deity of farming	WGPSN
Doliku	40.79°S 5.88°E / -40.79; 5.88 (Doliku)	15	2015	Dahomey (Benin) god of the fields	WGPSN
Duginavi	39.2°N 4.29°E / 39.2; 4.29 (Duginavi)	155	2016	Kogi (N. Colombia) god who taught people agriculture	WGPSN
Ernutet	52.93°N 45.52°E / 52.93; 45.52 (Ernutet)	53.4	2015	Egyptian cobra-headed goddess of the harvest	WGPSN
Enzinu	43.24°N 164.3°W / 43.24; -164.3 (Ezinu)	116	2015	Sumerian goddess of the grain	WGPSN
Fejokoo	29.15°N 47.89°W / 29.15; -47.89 (Fejokoo)	68	2015	Nigerian god who supplied the yams	WGPSN
Fluusa	31.31°S 178.22°E / -31.31; 178.22 (Fluusa)	60	2015	Oscan (ancient S. Italy) goddess of flowers counterpart of Roman goddess Flora	WGPSN
Gaue	30.81°N 86.16°E / 30.81; 86.16 (Gaue)	80	2015	Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made in harvesting the rye	WGPSN
Geshtin	57°N 101.19°W / 57; -101.19 (Geshtin)	80	2015	Sumerian/Babylonian goddess of the vine	WGPSN
Ghanan	76.56°N 30.76°E / 76.56; 30.76 (Ghanan)	68	2015	Mayan god of maize	WGPSN
Hakumyi	51.42°N 27.75°E / 51.42; 27.75 (Hakumyi)	29.2	2016	Paraguay Brazil and Bolivia spirit helpful in gardening	WGPSN
Hamori	60.86°S 79.44°E / -60.86; 79.44 (Hamori)	60	2015	Japanese god protector of tree leaves	WGPSN
Hatipowa	16.08°S 2.29°W / -16.08; -2.29 (Hatipowa)	40	2016	Indian god of agriculture	WGPSN
Haulani	5.8°N 10.77°E / 5.8; 10.77 (Haulani)	34	2015	Hau-lani; Hawaiian plant goddess	WGPSN
Heneb	10.87°N 168.96°W / 10.87; -168.96 (Heneb)	39	2015	Egyptian god of grain produce and vineyards	WGPSN
Homshuk	11.23°N 94.06°E / 11.23; 94.06 (Homshuk)	70	2015	Popoluca (S. Mexico) spirit of corn (maize)	WGPSN
Ialonus	48.15°N 168.53°E / 48.15; 168.53 (Ialonus)	16.5	2016	British god of the cultivated field and of the meadows	WGPSN
Ikapati	33.84°N 45.61°E / 33.84; 45.61 (Ikapati)	50	2015	Philippine goddess of the cultivated lands	WGPSN
Inamahari	14.13°N 89.22°E / 14.13; 89.22 (Inamahari)	68	2015	Ancient Siouan (S. Carolina USA) pair of male and female deities invoked for success at the sowing season	WGPSN
Insitor	10.71°S 124.87°E / -10.71; 124.87 (Insitor)	26	2015	Roman agricultural deity in charge of the sowing	WGPSN
Jaja	52.09°N 125.27°E / 52.09; 125.27 (Jaja)	22	2015	Abkhazian (Transcaucasia) harvest goddess	WGPSN
Jarimba	24.08°S 21.25°E / -24.08; 21.25 (Jarimba)	69	2015	Arunta/Aranda (Australia) god of flowers and fruit	WGPSN
Jarovit	67.9°N 75.26°W / 67.9; -75.26 (Jarovit)	66	2015	Slavic god of fertility and harvest who comes down to the Underworld after every harvest and returns to a usual world every spring	WGPSN
Juling	35.9°S 168.48°E / -35.9; 168.48 (Juling)	20	2015	Sakai/Orang Asli (Malaysia) spirit of the crops	WGPSN
Kaikara	42.82°N 137.57°W / 42.82; -137.57 (Kaikara)	72	2015	Konjo and Banyoro/Nyoro (Uganda) goddess of harvest	WGPSN
Kait	2.1°S 137.57°W / -2.1; -137.57 (Kait)	0.4	2015	Hattic goddess of grain (Asia Minor)	WGPSN
Kerwan	10.77°S 123.99°E / -10.77; 123.99 (Kerwan)	280	2015	Hopi spirit of the sprouting maize (Arizona SW USA)	WGPSN
Kiriamma	50.32°N 126.33°E / 50.32; 126.33 (Kiriamma)	18.7	2016	Veddan (Sri Lanka) goddess provider of food (“Milk mother”)	WGPSN
Kirnis	4.9°N 95.7°W / 4.9; -95.7 (Kirnis)	115	2015	Lithuanian spirit guardian of cherry trees	WGPSN
Kondos	19.34°S 17.31°E / -19.34; 17.31 (Kondos)	44	2015	Finnish agricultural deity	WGPSN
Kumitoga	10.09°S 178.83°E / -10.09; 178.83 (Kumitoga)	96	2015	Polynesian goddess of plant life	WGPSN
Kupalo	39.44°S 173.2°E / -39.44; 173.2 (Kupalo)	26	2015	Russian god of vegetation and of the harvest	WGPSN
Laukumate	65.03°N 159.42°E / 65.03; 159.42 (Laukumate)	29.7	2016	Latvian spirit “Mother of the fields.”	WGPSN
Liber	42.56°N 37.8°E / 42.56; 37.8 (Liber)	23	2015	Roman god of agriculture	WGPSN
Lociyo	6.53°S 131.17°W / -6.53; -131.17 (Lociyo)	37.8	2016	Zapotec (Mexico) deity to whom a ceremony is performed when the first chili plant is cut	WGPSN
Lono	36.61°S 55.63°W / -36.61; -55.63 (Lono)	20	2015	Hawaiian god of agriculture	WGPSN
Meanderi	40.8°S 165.81°W / -40.8; -165.81 (Meanderi)	103	2015	Ngaing (New Guinea) goddess of taro sugar cane and other foods	WGPSN
Megwomets	36.54°N 146.22°E / 36.54; 146.22 (Megwomets)	78.7	2016	Yurok (California USA) dwarf god of acorns and the distributor of vegetal abundance	WGPSN
Messor	49.93°N 126.27°W / 49.93; -126.27 (Messor)	40	2015	Roman god of harvesting of cutting of the grain	WGPSN
Mlezi	76°N 136.8°W / 76; -136.8 (Mlezi)	41.5	2017	Name of god Tilo as “Food-Giver” (Tonga tribes of Malawi and Zambia)	WGPSN
Mondamin	62.24°S 6°W / -62.24; -6 (Mondamin)	126	2015	Ojibwe /Chippewa corn (maize) god (Lake Superior area Canada and USA)	WGPSN
Nawish	18.28°N 166.21°W / 18.28; -166.21 (Nawish)	77	2015	Acoma (New Mexico SW USA) guardian of the field	WGPSN
Nepen	6.19°N 139.46°W / 6.19; -139.46 (Nepen)	26.4	2016	Egyptian god of rain	WGPSN
Ninsar	30.3°N 96.74°W / 30.3; -96.74 (Ninsar)	40	2015	Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation	WGPSN
Occator	19.82°N 120.67°W / 19.82; -120.67 (Occator)	92	2015	Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing	WGPSN
Oltagon	25.95°S 37.96°E / -25.95; 37.96 (Oltagon)	28	2015	Philippine agricultural goddess	WGPSN
Omonga	58.03°N 71.67°E / 58.03; 71.67 (Omonga)	77	2015	Tomori/Mori (Celebes/Sulawesi Indonesia) rice spirit who dwells in the Moon	WGPSN
Oxo	42.21°N 0.4°W / 42.21; -0.4 (Oxo)	10	2015	God of agriculture in Afro-Brazilian beliefs of Yoruba derivation	WGPSN
Piuku	15.37°S 36.99°E / -15.37; 36.99 (Piuku)	31	2015	Barama River Caribs (Guyana) god of the manioc	WGPSN
Rao	8.1°N 119.01°E / 8.1; 119.01 (Rao)	12	2015	Polynesian god of turmeric	WGPSN
Razeka	3.21°S 61.63°E / -3.21; 61.63 (Razeka)	38.38	2016	Arabian tribal god worshipped as the provider of food	WGPSN
Rongo	3.21°N 11.29°W / 3.21; -11.29 (Rongo)	68	2015	Maori (New Zealand) god of agriculture of cultivated foods	WGPSN
Roskva	58.9°N 26.98°W / 58.9; -26.98 (Roskva)	22	2015	Teutonic goddess who symbolizes the ripe fields of harvest	WGPSN
Sekhet	66.42°S 104.95°W / -66.42; -104.95 (Sekhet)	40	2015	Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields	WGPSN
Shakaema	3.66°S 33.93°E / -3.66; 33.93 (Shakaema)	47	2015	Jivaro (Ecuador and Peru) god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas	WGPSN
Sintana	48.07°S 46.2°E / -48.07; 46.2 (Sintana)	58	2015	Columbian deity who produced the fertile black earth for sowing	WGPSN
Tafakula	19.82°S 88.59°E / -19.82; 88.59 (Tafakula)	34	2015	Tongan (Polynesia) goddess invoked for favorable seasons for the crops	WGPSN
Tahu	6.59°S 44.79°E / -6.59; 44.79 (Tahu)	25	2015	Maori (New Zealand) personification of all food	WGPSN
Takel	50.76°N 79.52°W / 50.76; -79.52 (Takel)	22	2015	Malaysian goddess in charge of the tuber harvest	WGPSN
Tawals	39.06°S 121.98°W / -39.06; -121.98 (Tawals)	8.8	2016	Polish god of the fields of the tilling	WGPSN
Tibong	29.82°S 7.8°W / -29.82; -7.8 (Tibong)	36	2015	Land Dayaks (Borneo/Kalimantan Indonesia) malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice	WGPSN
Toharu	48.32°S 155.95°E / -48.32; 155.95 (Toharu)	86	2015	Pawnee (Nebraska Central USA) god of food and vegetation	WGPSN
Tupo	32.35°S 88.38°E / -32.35; 88.38 (Tupo)	36	2015	Polynesian god of turmeric	WGPSN
Uvara	45.66°S 110.76°W / -45.66; -110.76 (Urvara)	170	2015	Indian and Iranian deity of plants and fields	WGPSN
Victa	36.23°N 58.96°W / 36.23; -58.96 (Victa)	32	2015	Roman goddess of food and nourishment	WGPSN
Vinotonus	43.02°N 95.12°E / 43.02; 95.12 (Vinotonus)	140	2015	Celtic Briton god of vines	WGPSN
Xochipilli	56.66°N 93.21°E / 56.66; 93.21 (Xochipilli)	22.7	2016	Aztec fertility god associated with maize and flowers; patron of music and dance	WGPSN
Yalode	42.58°S 67.52°W / -42.58; -67.52 (Yalode)	260	2015	Dahomey goddess worshipped by women at the harvest rites	WGPSN
Zadeni	70.36°S 38.34°E / -70.36; 38.34 (Zadeni)	129.28	2015	Ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvest	WGPSN

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Charon (6)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Dorothy	58.53°N 40.58°E / 58.53; 40.58 (Dorothy)	261	2018	Dorothy Gale, protagonist of the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum	WGPSN
Nasreddin	26.9°N 309.7°E / 26.9; 309.7 (Nasreddin)	29.7	2018	Nasreddin, a Sufi traveler from folklore	WGPSN
Nemo	15.7°S 314.1°E / -15.7; 314.1 (Nemo)	44	2018	character in novels by Jules Verne	WGPSN
Pirx	55.2°N 256.3°E / 55.2; 256.3 (Pirx)	90	2018	main character in short stories by Stanisław Lem	WGPSN
Revati	20.7°N 35.4°E / 20.7; 35.4 (Revati)	40	2018	main character in the Hindu epic narrative Mahabharata	WGPSN
Sadko	16.1°S 331.2°E / -16.1; 331.2 (Sadko)	28	2018	adventurer who traveled to the bottom of the sea in the medieval Russian epic Bylina	WGPSN

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Dactyl (2)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Acmon	39°S 138°E	0.3	1997	One of the original three Dactyls	WGPSN
Celmis	46°S 140°W	0.2	1997	One of the original three Dactyls	WGPSN

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Deimos (2)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Swift	12.5°N 1.8°E / 12.5; 1.8 (Swift)	1	1973	Jonathan; British writer (1667-1745)	WGPSN
Voltaire	22°N 3.5°W / 22; -3.5 (Voltaire)	1.9	1973	Francios-Marie Arouet; French writer (1694-1778)	WGPSN

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Dione (73)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Acestes	50.1°N 116.63°E / 50.1; 116.63 (Acestes)	108	2008	King of Sicily	WGPSN
Adrastus	61.66°S 46.57°W / -61.66; -46.57 (Adrastus)	38.5	1982	King of Argos one of the seven against Thebes and the only one to return alive	WGPSN
Aeneas	25.89°N 46.27°W / 25.89; -46.27 (Aeneas)	161	1982	Hero of the Aeneid. The son of Anchises and Venus and a member of the royal family of Troy	WGPSN
Alcander	52.89°S 64.51°E / -52.89; 64.51 (Alcander)	120	2011	A Trojan defending Aeneas’ camp against the Rutulians killed by Turnus	WGPSN
Allecto	7.73°S 135.44°E / -7.73; 135.44 (Allecto)	106	2008	One of the Furies	WGPSN
Amastrus	9.96°S 122.97°E / -9.96; 122.97 (Amastrus)	62.4	2008	A Trojan victim of Camilla	WGPSN
Amata	5.17°N 80.19°E / 5.17; 80.19 (Amata)	76	1982	Mother of Lavinia (wife of Aeneas)	WGPSN
Amycus	37.52°S 88.62°W / -37.52; -88.62 (Amycus)	27.3	2008	A Trojan comrade of Aeneas	WGPSN
Anchises	34°S 65°W	47	1982	Aeneas' father	WGPSN
Anna	63.38°S 89.96°W / -63.38; -89.96 (Anna)	14.2	2008	Sister and confidante of Dido	WGPSN
Antenor	7°S 11.54°W / -7; -11.54 (Antenor)	81	1982	Nephew of Priam. He escaped the fall of Troy and reached Italy before Aeneas where he founded Padua	WGPSN
Ascanius	33.43°N 127.82°E / 33.43; 127.82 (Ascanius)	98	2008	Son of Aeneas by Creusa	WGPSN
Assaracus	32.65°N 8.79°W / 32.65; -8.79 (Assaracus)	60	2011	Early king of Troy son of Tros brother of Ilus and Ganymede	WGPSN
Aulestes	9.9°N 147.73°W / 9.9; -147.73 (Aulestes)	50	2008	Etruscan chief ally of Aeneas	WGPSN
Butes	65.72°N 46.4°W / 65.72; -46.4 (Butes)	35	1982	A famous boxer who had been defeated by Dares	WGPSN
Caieta	24.71°S 79.63°W / -24.71; -79.63 (Caieta)	50	1982	A nurse of Aeneas	WGPSN
Camilla	4.36°S 60.61°W / -4.36; -60.61 (Camilla)	31.9	2008	A warrior maiden; ally of Turnus	WGPSN
Cassandra	39.84°S 113.78°E / -39.84; 113.78 (Cassandra)	13	1982	Daughter of Priam; she could foretell the future	WGPSN
Catillus	2.38°S 84.7°E / -2.38; 84.7 (Catillus)	42.2	1982	Brother of Tiburtus and twin brother of Coras	WGPSN
Coras	0.39°N 91.55°E / 0.39; 91.55 (Coras)	43	1982	Brother of Tiburtus and twin brother of Catillus. He was founder of Tibur and an ally of Turnus against Aeneas	WGPSN
Cretheus	43.35°S 88.53°W / -43.35; -88.53 (Cretheus)	29	2008	A Trojan warrior who took part in the defense of Aeneas’ camp against the Rutulians	WGPSN
Creusa	49.19°N 76.32°W / 49.19; -76.32 (Creusa)	36.2	1982	Daughter of Priam; first wife of Aeneas	WGPSN
Daucus	15.38°S 58.86°E / -15.38; 58.86 (Daucus)	80	2008	A Rutulian father of the twins Thymber and Larides	WGPSN
Dercennus	29.75°N 80.07°E / 29.75; 80.07 (Dercennus)	86.2	2008	Ancient king of the Laurentians	WGPSN
Dido	23.97°S 18.82°W / -23.97; -18.82 (Dido)	122	1982	Tyrian princess who founded Carthage	WGPSN
Entellus	10.93°S 149.46°E / -10.93; 149.46 (Entellus)	63	2008	Sicilian boxing champion	WGPSN
Erulus	35°S 104.76°W / -35; -104.76 (Erulus)	120	2008	Superhuman son of the goddess Feronia	WGPSN
Eumelus	0.1°S 65.96°W / -0.1; -65.96 (Eumelus)	35.1	2008	A Trojan companion of Aeneas	WGPSN
Euryalus	74.36°S -0°E / -74.36; -0 (Euryalus)	35	2008	A Trojan companion of Aeneas friend of Nisus	WGPSN
Evander	57°S 145°W	350	2008	Son of Mercury by Carmentis ally of Aeneas against the Latins mythical king of Arcadia founded and ruled Pallanteum built on the future site of Rome	WGPSN
Fadus	35.94°S 134.82°E / -35.94; 134.82 (Fadus)	47	2011	A Rutulian of those besieging the men of Aeneas in their leader's absence	WGPSN
Galaesus	46.77°N 63.75°E / 46.77; 63.75 (Galaesus)	79	2011	An old Italian killed in the first fighting between Latins and Trojans while trying to make peace	WGPSN
Haemon	84.33°N 83.69°E / 84.33; 83.69 (Haemon)	65.22	2011	There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a Rutulian from a group attacking the Trojan's camp in the absence of Aeneas and (b) an Italian whose son priest of Apollo and Diana was a soldier of Turnus	WGPSN
Halys	59.17°S 53.72°W / -59.17; -53.72 (Halys)	35.2	1982	A Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against the Rutulian attack. He was killed by Turnus	WGPSN
Herbesus	34.68°N 156.11°W / 34.68; -156.11 (Herbesus)	58.4	2008	A Rutulian who besieged Aeneas' camp	WGPSN
Iasus	22.13°S 114.08°E / -22.13; 114.08 (Iasus)	54	2011	There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) father of Palinurus and (b) father of Iapyx	WGPSN
Ilia	0.5°S 13.73°E / -0.5; 13.73 (Ilia)	52.4	1982	Also known as Rhea Silvia; Mother by Mars of Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome	WGPSN
Italus	18.47°S 76.41°W / -18.47; -76.41 (Italus)	35.7	1982	Ancient hero eponymous ancestor of the Italians	WGPSN
Lagus	13.56°S 102.95°W / -13.56; -102.95 (Lagus)	77	2008	A soldier of Turnus	WGPSN
Lamyrus	53.67°N 104.39°E / 53.67; 104.39 (Lamyrus)	61	2011	A Rutulian with the troops besieging the camp of Aeneas	WGPSN
Larides	7.17°N 48.58°E / 7.17; 48.58 (Larides)	29	2008	A Rutulian member of Turnus’ army son of Daucus twin brother of Thymber	WGPSN
Latagus	14.65°N 26.46°W / 14.65; -26.46 (Latagus)	41	1982	Soldier of Aeneas	WGPSN
Latinus	52.19°N 159°E / 52.19; 159 (Latinus)	130	2008	King of Latium husband of Amata	WGPSN
Lausus	34.81°N 22.76°W / 34.81; -22.76 (Lausus)	23.5	1982	Son of Mezentius killed by Aeneas	WGPSN
Liger	24°N 126.63°W / 24; -126.63 (Liger)	53	2008	Soldier of Turnus brother of Lucagus	WGPSN
Lucagus	22.15°N 131.25°W / 22.15; -131.25 (Lucagus)	45.7	2008	Soldier of Turnus brother of Liger	WGPSN
Magus	18.44°N 24.35°W / 18.44; -24.35 (Magus)	45.8	1982	A soldier of Turnus killed by Aeneas	WGPSN
Massicus	35°S 55.39°W / -35; -55.39 (Massicus)	39	1982	An Etruscan ally of Aeneas	WGPSN
Metiscus	6°N 93.29°W / 6; -93.29 (Metiscus)	43.8	2008	A Rutulian charioteer of Turnus	WGPSN
Mezentius	19.16°N 177°E / 19.16; 177 (Mezentius)	51	2008	Etruscan king ally of Turnus father of Lausus	WGPSN
Murranus	12.82°N 90.73°W / 12.82; -90.73 (Murranus)	56.8	2008	A Rutulian	WGPSN
Nisus	68.18°S 25°E / -68.18; 25 (Nisus)	35	2008	Trojan companion of Aeneas friend of Euryalus	WGPSN
Oebalus	44.47°N 8.4°E / 44.47; 8.4 (Oebalus)	35.7	2011	An ally of Turnus son of Telon and Sebethis	WGPSN
Pagasus	3°S 119°E	67	2008	An Etruscan killed by Camilla	WGPSN
Palinurus	3.3°S 63°W / -3.3; -63 (Palinurus)	11.9	1982	Pilot of Aeneas' fleet	WGPSN
Phaleris	77.4°S 166.58°W / -77.4; -166.58 (Phaleris)	44	2008	Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against Rutulian attack	WGPSN
Phorbas	81.2°N 131.29°W / 81.2; -131.29 (Phorbas)	69.3	2011	A Trojan companion of Aeneas	WGPSN
Prytanis	46.25°S 72.6°E / -46.25; 72.6 (Prytanis)	96	2008	Trojan defending Aeneas' camp against Rutulian attack	WGPSN
Remus	13.58°S 31.9°W / -13.58; -31.9 (Remus)	62	1982	He and his brother Romulus founded Rome	WGPSN
Ripheus	56.47°S 36.8°W / -56.47; -36.8 (Ripheus)	34	1982	A Trojan. He fought at the side of Aeneas during Troy's last night	WGPSN
Romulus	8.15°S 26.85°W / -8.15; -26.85 (Romulus)	90.7	1982	Mythical founder of Rome in 754 or 753 B.C. son of Mars by Ilia (Rhea Silvia)	WGPSN
Sabinus	43.65°S 173.34°E / -43.65; 173.34 (Sabinus)	88	1982	Fabled ancestor of the Sabines	WGPSN
Sagaris	4.93°N 104.2°W / 4.93; -104.2 (Sagaris)	53	2008	Servant of Aeneas	WGPSN
Salius	65.09°N 178.27°E / 65.09; 178.27 (Salius)	44	2011	There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a companion of Aeneas and a contestant in the foot race and (b) a Rutulian	WGPSN
Silvius	32.7°S 27.74°E / -32.7; 27.74 (Silvius)	74	2008	Son of Aeneas and Lavinia	WGPSN
Sulmo	55.92°N 26.5°E / 55.92; 26.5 (Sulmo)	56	2011	There are two persons in the Aeneid with this name: (a) a Rutulian in the troop of Volcens and (b) an Italian whose sons fought for Turnus	WGPSN
Telon	16.2°S 97.2°W / -16.2; -97.2 (Telon)	39.7	2011	Ruler of the Teleboans on Capri; father of Oebalus	WGPSN
Tereus	2.6°S 115°E / -2.6; 115 (Tereus)	45	2008	A Trojan killed by Camilla	WGPSN
Thymber	14°N 50.85°E / 14; 50.85 (Thymber)	27.29	2008	A Rutulian member of Turnus’ army son of Daucus twin brother of Larides	WGPSN
Tiburtus	29.11°N 170.27°E / 29.11; 170.27 (Tiburtus)	59	2008	Brother of the twins Catillus and Coras founder of Tibur to which he gave his name	WGPSN
Turnus	15.59°N 14.69°E / 15.59; 14.69 (Turnus)	101	1982	Rutililan king; Aeneas' rival for hand of Lavinia	WGPSN
Tyrrhus	24.7°N 72.1°E / 24.7; 72.1 (Tyrrhus)	49.1	2008	Keeper of the herds for Latinus father of Silvia	WGPSN
Volcens	13.84°S 91.49°E / -13.84; 91.49 (Volcens)	74	2011	A Latin leader of cavalry sent as reinforcements to Turnus	WGPSN

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Earth (190)

Enceladus (53)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Ahmad	57.87°N 49.98°E / 57.87; 49.98 (Ahmad)	18.13	1982	Youngest son; brings father a magic apple; marries the Genie Peri Banu	WGPSN
Ajib	61.68°N 120.61°E / 61.68; 120.61 (Ajib)	15.68	2009	Brother of Gharib in the tale The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib	WGPSN
Aladdin	62.69°N 22.14°W / 62.69; -22.14 (Aladdin)	30.53	1982	Hero of the tale; he has the magic lamp	WGPSN
Al-Bakbuk	5.26°N 168.38°E / 5.26; 168.38 (Al-Bakbuk)	9.2	2006	The barber's first brother in The Hunchback's Tale	WGPSN
Al-Fakik	35.52°N 53.45°E / 35.52; 53.45 (Al-Fakik)	15.2	2006	The barber's third brother in The Hunchback's Tale	WGPSN
Al-Haddar	50.48°N 159.22°E / 50.48; 159.22 (Al-Haddar)	15.08	2006	The barber's second brother in The Hunchback's Tale	WGPSN
Ali Baba	56.84°N 17.51°W / 56.84; -17.51 (Ali Baba)	34.09	1982	Hero of tale who found a great treasure owned by 40 thieves	WGPSN
Al-Kuz	18.88°S 178.66°W / -18.88; -178.66 (Al-Kuz)	10.15	2006	The barber's fourth brother in “The Hunchback’s Tale.”	WGPSN
Al-Mustazi	21.09°S 158.25°E / -21.09; 158.25 (Al-Mustazi)	9.98	2006	Father of benevolent prince Al-Mustansir in The Hunchback's Tale	WGPSN
Ayyub	38.58°N 64.98°E / 38.58; 64.98 (Ayyub)	17.45	2006	Damascus merchant father of Ghanim and Fitnah in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’ Love	WGPSN
Aziz	17.73°N 11.51°E / 17.73; 11.51 (Aziz)	10.52	2006	Man betrothed to his cousin Azizah in The tale of Aziz and Azizah	WGPSN
Bahman	14.7°N 61.37°W / 14.7; -61.37 (Bahman)	10.56	2009	Oldest Prince brother of Parwez and Perizadah in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette	WGPSN
Behram	15.43°S 178.51°E / -15.43; 178.51 (Behram)	13.29	2006	Son of a Persian king in the tale Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma	WGPSN
Dalilah	51.55°N 110.35°E / 51.55; 110.35 (Dalilah)	15.51	1982	Crafty old crone who fools several men	WGPSN
Duban	58.07°N 78.74°E / 58.07; 78.74 (Duban)	18.73	1982	Sage who cured King Yunan of leprosy	WGPSN
Dunyazad	41.51°N 157.96°E / 41.51; 157.96 (Dunyazad)	30.81	1982	Sister of Shahrazad	WGPSN
Fitnah	45.39°N 70.01°E / 45.39; 70.01 (Fitnah)	15.54	2006	Daughter of Ayyub sister of Ghanim in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’ Love	WGPSN
Ghanim	38.74°N 79.22°E / 38.74; 79.22 (Ghanim)	14.18	2006	Son of Ayyub brother of Fitnah in the Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub the Distraught the Thrall O’Love	WGPSN
Gharib	81.12°N 118.85°E / 81.12; 118.85 (Gharib)	26	1982	Hero of many tales	WGPSN
Harun	36.47°N 134.26°E / 36.47; 134.26 (Harun)	14.58	2009	Harun al-Rashid; Caliph in many tales for example Harun Al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls	WGPSN
Hassan	31.57°S 171.09°E / -31.57; 171.09 (Hassan)	15.27	2006	Character in the tale Hassan of Bassorah	WGPSN
Hisham	48.25°N 79.59°E / 48.25; 79.59 (Hisham)	21.4	2009	Caliph in the tale The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth	WGPSN
Ishak	47.6°N 134.98°E / 47.6; 134.98 (Ishak)	13.84	2009	Character in the tale Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant	WGPSN
Ja'afar	34.6°N 22.44°E / 34.6; 22.44 (Ja'afar)	10.15	2009	Vizier of Harun al-Rashid in the tale Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis	WGPSN
Jansha	30.65°S 157.4°W / -30.65; -157.4 (Jansha)	10.8	2006	Female hero in The Story of Jansha	WGPSN
Julnar	53.76°N 12.91°E / 53.76; 12.91 (Julnar)	17.32	1982	The seaborn; heroine of nights 738 to 756	WGPSN
Kamar	40.62°S 32.25°W / -40.62; -32.25 (Kamar)	19.55	2009	Kamar al-Akmár; Prince son of Sabur (King of Persia) in the tale The Ebony Horse	WGPSN
Kasim	42.35°N 173.05°W / 42.35; -173.05 (Kasim)	10.53	2009	The greedy brother of Ali Baba in the tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	WGPSN
Khusrau	4.1°S 174.14°E / -4.1; 174.14 (Khusrau)	12.4	2006	King husband of Shirin in the tale Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman	WGPSN
Ma'aruf	37.16°S 26.42°E / -37.16; 26.42 (Ma'aruf)	7.02	2009	Hero in the tale Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah	WGPSN
Marjanah	38.2°N 56.99°E / 38.2; 56.99 (Marjanah)	12.95	2006	Queen in the Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman	WGPSN
Masrur	66.27°N 65.73°E / 66.27; 65.73 (Masrur)	15.13	2009	Eunuch sworder in the tale Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis	WGPSN
Morgiana	31.75°N 163.83°E / 31.75; 163.83 (Morgiana)	15.4	2009	Clever slave girl in the tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	WGPSN
Musa	73.85°N 11.59°W / 73.85; -11.59 (Musa)	21.81	1982	Goes to get the vessels that contain Jinni in The City of Brass	WGPSN
Mustafa	30.76°S 175.05°E / -30.76; 175.05 (Mustafa)	15.54	2009	Old tailor in the tale Aladdin; or The Wonderful Lamp	WGPSN
Omar	17.89°N 86.03°E / 17.89; 86.03 (Omar)	11.54	2006	Great king father of Sharrkan and Zau al-Makán in The Tale of King Omar and his Sons	WGPSN
Otbah	40.03°S 159.8°W / -40.03; -159.8 (Otbah)	10.02	2006	Figure in the tale Otbah and Rayya	WGPSN
Parwez	22.95°N 25.56°W / 22.95; -25.56 (Parwez)	13.49	2009	Second prince brother of Bahman and Perizadah in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette	WGPSN
Peri-Banu	62.04°N 40.86°E / 62.04; 40.86 (Peri-Banu)	14.89	1982	Genie who marries Ahmad and helps him fulfill the demands of his father	WGPSN
Perizadah	21.12°S 155.11°W / -21.12; -155.11 (Perizadah)	10.43	2009	Youngest princess sister of Bahman and Parwez in the tale The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette	WGPSN
Rayya	32.41°S 178.88°W / -32.41; -178.88 (Rayya)	9.54	2006	Female character in the tale Otbah and Rayya	WGPSN
Sabur	23.9°S 63.82°E / -23.9; 63.82 (Sabur)	7.53	2009	King of Persia and father of Kamar in the tale The Ebony Horse	WGPSN
Salih	5.99°S 4.4°W / -5.99; -4.4 (Salih)	4.41	1982	Brother of Julnar	WGPSN
Samad	61.69°N 1.23°W / 61.69; -1.23 (Samad)	14.98	1982	Shayk who guides Musa and Talib to the mountains in The City of Brass	WGPSN
Shahrazad	46.5°N 158.4°E / 46.5; 158.4 (Shahrazad)	19.91	1982	Heroine who tells King Shahryar The Tales of a Thousand Nights	WGPSN
Shahryar	57.71°N 133.31°E / 57.71; 133.31 (Shahryar)	24	1982	King whom Shahrazad beguiles with the tales of a thousand nights and a night	WGPSN
Shakashik	17.59°S 178.74°E / -17.59; 178.74 (Shakashik)	8.5	2006	The barber's sixth brother in The Hunchback's Tale	WGPSN
Sharrkan	16.42°N 58.09°E / 16.42; 58.09 (Sharrkan)	4.3	2006	Son of the great King Omar in The Tale of King Omar and his Sons	WGPSN
Shirin	2.27°S 172.82°W / -2.27; -172.82 (Shirin)	8.84	2006	Wife of King Khusrau in the tale Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman	WGPSN
Sindbad	66.97°N 148.39°E / 66.97; 148.39 (Sindbad)	29.44	1982	Voyager who had many marvelous adventures on seven voyages	WGPSN
Yunan	53.95°N 74.21°E / 53.95; 74.21 (Yunan)	19.52	2009	Fictional king of Persian city in the tale The Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban	WGPSN
Zaynab	69.52°N 26.97°W / 69.52; -26.97 (Zaynab)	23.8	2009	Daughter of Dalilah in the tale The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher	WGPSN
Zumurrud	22.23°S 177.95°E / -22.23; 177.95 (Zumurrud)	20.8	2006	Female character in the tale Ali Shar and Zumurrud	WGPSN

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Epimetheus (2)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Hilairea	0°N 0°W	0	1982	Greek; sister of Phoibe daughter of Leukippos	WGPSN
Pollux	0°N 0°W	0	1982	Latin name for Polydeukes Castor's twin	WGPSN

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Eros (37)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Abelard	3.5°S 12.2°W / -3.5; -12.2 (Abelard)	1.1	2003	Peter; French philosopher lover of Heloise (1079-1142)	WGPSN
Aida	7.9°N 130.5°W / 7.9; -130.5 (Aida)	1.6	2003	Ethiopian slave beloved of Egyptian officer Radames in Verdi's opera Aida (Italy 1870)	WGPSN
Avtandil	22.5°S 126.9°E / -22.5; 126.9 (Avtandil)	1.2	2003	Lover of Tinatin in Shota Rustavely's novel Knight in tiger-skin (Georgia 12th century)	WGPSN
Bovary	61°S 27.3°W / -61; -27.3 (Bovary)	0.8	2003	Romantic heroine of Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary (France 19th century)	WGPSN
Casanova	46.6°N 124°E / 46.6; 124 (Casanova)	0.9	2003	Giovanni; Italian adventurer lover and author (1725-1798)	WGPSN
Catherine	9.1°N 171.1°W / 9.1; -171.1 (Catherine)	1.1	2003	Tragic lover of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights (England 1847)	WGPSN
Cupid	8.1°N 129.8°E / 8.1; 129.8 (Cupid)	1.8	2003	Roman god of love equivalent of Eros	WGPSN
Don Juan	29.5°N 3.3°E / 29.5; 3.3 (Don Juan)	1.1	2003	Lover character of medieval European legend retold in Molière's Don Juan (France 1665)	WGPSN
Don Quixote	57.7°S 109.2°E / -57.7; 109.2 (Don Quixote)	0.9	2003	Knight-errant imagined Dulcinea as his lady-love in Cervantes' Don Quixote (Spain 1605)	WGPSN
Dulcinea	76.1°S 87.1°E / -76.1; 87.1 (Dulcinea)	1.4	2003	Imaginary lady-love of the knight Don Quixote in Cervantes' Don Quixote (Spain 1605)	WGPSN
Eurydice	13.5°N 170°W / 13.5; -170 (Eurydice)	2.2	2003	In Greek mythology wife of singer Orpheus who fails to bring her from Hades	WGPSN
Fujitsubo	3.7°S 62.7°W / -3.7; -62.7 (Fujitsubo)	1.7	2003	Lover of Genji in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu first modern novel (Japan c.1000)	WGPSN
Galatea	10.2°S 176.9°E / -10.2; 176.9 (Galatea)	1.4	2003	Woman in Greek mythology brought to life from statue by Pygmalion legendary king of Cyprus	WGPSN
Gamba	20.6°S 54.1°W / -20.6; -54.1 (Gamba)	1.3	2003	Marina; companion of astronomer Galileo Galilei (Italy 17th century)	WGPSN
Genji	19.5°S 88.6°W / -19.5; -88.6 (Genji)	1.5	2003	Prince lover of Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Sikibu (Japan c.1000)	WGPSN
Heathcliff	7.4°N 167.9°W / 7.4; -167.9 (Heathcliff)	1.1	2003	Tragic lover of Catherine in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights (England 1847)	WGPSN
Himeros	21.2°N 77.7°E / 21.2; 77.7 (Himeros)	10	2003	Attendant of Eros; personification of the longing of love in Greek mythology	WGPSN
Hios	9.4°S 130.9°W / -9.4; -130.9 (Hios)	1.3	2003	Love child of Poseidon and Hiona in Greek mythology; also island (Chios) in the Aegean Sea	WGPSN
Jahan	74.2°N 66.5°E / 74.2; 66.5 (Jahan)	2.1	2003	Shah; Mogul emperor built Taj Mahal in Agra India for wife Mumtaz Mahal (1592-1666)	WGPSN
Kastytis	6.8°N 161.3°W / 6.8; -161.3 (Kastytis)	1.7	2003	Lithuanian blacksmith lover of sea goddess Jurate; taken by her to the sea floor	WGPSN
Leander	25.6°N 149.7°E / 25.6; 149.7 (Leander)	1.4	2003	Lover of Hero swam to her across Hellespont every night and drowned; in despair Hero drowned herself	WGPSN
Leylie	3°S 23.5°W / -3; -23.5 (Leylie)	1.9	2003	Majnoon's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi (Khorasan 1480s)	WGPSN
Lolita	35.2°S 162.3°E / -35.2; 162.3 (Lolita)	1.8	2003	Young girl from V. Nabokov's novel Lolita (USA 1955)	WGPSN
Mahal	79.4°N 170°W / 79.4; -170 (Mahal)	1.2	2003	Mumtaz; Mogul empress; favorite wife of Shah Jahan who built Taj Mahal (1592-1631)	WGPSN
Majnoon	3.8°N 28.8°W / 3.8; -28.8 (Majnoon)	2.1	2003	Leylie's lover in Leylie and Majnoon poems by Jami and Navoi (Khorasan 1480s)	WGPSN
Mélisande	67.1°N 174.4°E / 67.1; 174.4 (Mélisande)	1	2003	Wife of Prince Golaud and lover of his half-brother Pelléas in Maeterlinck drama (Belgium 1892)	WGPSN
Narcissus	18.2°N 7.1°W / 18.2; -7.1 (Narcissus)	2.9	2003	Young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water	WGPSN
Orpheus	25.6°N 176.7°W / 25.6; -176.7 (Orpheus)	1.1	2003	Singer and musician in Greek mythology; fails to bring his love Eurydice from Hades	WGPSN
Pao-yü	73.2°S 105.6°W / -73.2; -105.6 (Pao-yü)	0.8	2003	Lover of Tai-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China 18th century; also Dream of the Red Chamber 1929)	WGPSN
Pelléas	63.1°N 138.7°E / 63.1; 138.7 (Pelléas)	1.2	2003	Beloved of Mélisande in Maeterlinck drama and later musical works by Faure Debussy and Schoenberg	WGPSN
Psyche	31.6°N 94.6°W / 31.6; -94.6 (Psyche)	4.8	2003	Beloved of Eros; personification of human soul in Greek mythology	WGPSN
Pygmalion	1.8°S 168.9°E / -1.8; 168.9 (Pygmalion)	1.7	2003	King of Cyprus; carved statue of woman brought to life as Galatea whom he married	WGPSN
Radames	5.2°S 115.1°W / -5.2; -115.1 (Radames)	1.6	2003	Egyptian officer beloved of Ethiopian slave Aida in Verdi's opera Aida (Italy 1870)	WGPSN
Selene	14.2°S 12.5°W / -14.2; -12.5 (Selene)	3.6	2003	Moon goddess in Greek mythology lover of Endymion	WGPSN
Tai-yü	47°S 126.1°W / -47; -126.1 (Tai-yü)	1.4	2003	Beloved by Pao-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China 18th century; also Dream of the Red Chamber 1929)	WGPSN
Tutanekai	56.4°N 3.3°W / 56.4; -3.3 (Tutanekai)	2.1	2003	Māori hero beloved of young maiden Hinemoa who swam across Lake Rotorua to marry him	WGPSN
Valentine	14.6°N 151.6°E / 14.6; 151.6 (Valentine)	2.2	2003	St. Valentine's Day (principally Roman) for all lovers	WGPSN

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Europa (41)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Áine	43°S 177.5°W / -43; -177.5 (Áine)	5	2000	Áine	WGPSN
Amergin	14.7°S 129.4°E / -14.7; 129.4 (Amergin)	17	2000	Amergin	WGPSN
Angus	12.6°S 75.1°W / -12.6; -75.1 (Angus)	4.5	2000	Angus	WGPSN
Avagddu	1.4°N 169.5°W / 1.4; -169.5 (Avagddu)	10	2000	Avagddu	WGPSN
Balor	52.8°S 97.8°W / -52.8; -97.8 (Balor)	4.8	2000	Balor	WGPSN
Brigid	10.8°N 81.3°W / 10.8; -81.3 (Brigid)	9.5	2000	Brigid	WGPSN
Camulus	26.5°S 81.1°W / -26.5; -81.1 (Camulus)	4.5	2000	Camulus	WGPSN
Cilix	2.6°N 178.1°E / 2.6; 178.1 (Cilix)	15	1985	Cilix	WGPSN
Cliodhna	2.5°S 76.4°W / -2.5; -76.4 (Cliodhna)	3	2000	Cliodhna	WGPSN
Cormac	36.9°S 88.1°W / -36.9; -88.1 (Cormac)	4	2000	Cormac mac Airt	WGPSN
Deirdre	65.4°S 152.7°E / -65.4; 152.7 (Deirdre)	4.5	2000	Deirdre	WGPSN
Diarmuid	61.3°S 102°W / -61.3; -102 (Diarmuid)	8.2	2000	Diarmuid Ua Duibhne	WGPSN
Dylan	55.3°S 84.4°W / -55.3; -84.4 (Dylan)	5.3	2000	Dylan Eil Ton	WGPSN
Elathan	31.9°S 79.8°W / -31.9; -79.8 (Elathan)	2.5	2000	Elathan	WGPSN
Govannan	37.3°S 57.2°E / -37.3; 57.2 (Govannan)	11.5	1997	Govannan	WGPSN
Gráinne	59.7°S 99.4°W / -59.7; -99.4 (Gráinne)	13.5	2000	Gráinne	WGPSN
Gwydion	60.5°S 81.6°W / -60.5; -81.6 (Gwydion)	5	2000	Gwydion	WGPSN
Llyr	1.8°S 138.2°E / -1.8; 138.2 (Llyr)	1.1	2000	Llyr	WGPSN
Mael Dúin	16.8°S 162.1°E / -16.8; 162.1 (Mael Dúin)	2	2000	Mael Dúin	WGPSN
Maeve	58.8°N 78.9°W / 58.8; -78.9 (Maeve)	21.3	2000	Maeve	WGPSN
Manannán	3.1°N 120.3°E / 3.1; 120.3 (Manannán)	30	1997	Manannán mac Lir	WGPSN
Math	25.6°S 176.3°E / -25.6; 176.3 (Math)	10.8	2000	Math ap Mathonwy	WGPSN
Morvran	4.9°S 152.6°W / -4.9; -152.6 (Morvran)	15	1985	Morvran	WGPSN
Niamh	21.1°N 143.1°E / 21.1; 143.1 (Niamh)	5	2000	Niamh	WGPSN
Oisín	52.3°S 146.6°E / -52.3; 146.6 (Oisín)	6.2	2000	Oísin	WGPSN
Pryderi	66.1°S 159.1°W / -66.1; -159.1 (Pryderi)	1.7	2000	Pryderi	WGPSN
Pwyll	25.2°S 88.6°E / -25.2; 88.6 (Pwyll)	45	1997	Pwyll	WGPSN
Rhiannon	80.9°S 165.1°E / -80.9; 165.1 (Rhiannon)	15.9	1985	Rhiannon	WGPSN
Taliesin	22.8°S 138°W / -22.8; -138 (Taliesin)	50	1985	Taliesin	WGPSN
Tegid	0.8°N 164.4°W / 0.8; -164.4 (Tegid)	29.7	1985	Tegid Veol	WGPSN
Uaithne	48.5°S 90.7°W / -48.5; -90.7 (Uaithne)	6.5	2000	Uaithne	WGPSN

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Ganymede (131)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Achelous	61.9°N 11.78°W / 61.9; -11.78 (Achelous)	40	1979	Achelous, Greek river god; father of Callirrhoe, Ganymede's mother.	WGPSN
Adad	57.43°N 1.98°E / 57.43; 1.98 (Adad)	39	1979	Adad, Assyro-Babylonian god of thunder.	WGPSN
Adapa	73.08°N 31.32°W / 73.08; -31.32 (Adapa)	57	1979	Adapa, Assyro-Babylonian; lost immortality when, at Ea's advice, he refused food of life.	WGPSN
Agreus	15.87°N 127.3°E / 15.87; 127.3 (Agreus)	63	1985	Agreus, Hunter god in Tyre.	WGPSN
Agrotes	60.93°N 167.38°E / 60.93; 167.38 (Agrotes)	74	1985	Agrotes, Tyre; greatest god of Gebal; farmer god.	WGPSN
Aleyin	15.14°N 134.08°W / 15.14; -134.08 (Aleyin)	12.4	1997	Aleyin, Son of Ba'al, spirit of springs.	WGPSN
Ammura	31.76°N 17.65°E / 31.76; 17.65 (Ammura)	61.5	1979	Ammura, Phoenician; god of the west.	WGPSN
Amon	33.69°N 139.39°E / 33.69; 139.39 (Amon)	102	1985	Amon, Theban king of gods.	WGPSN
Amset	14.41°S 178.75°W / -14.41; -178.75 (Amset)	11	1997	Amset, One of the four gods of the dead, son of Horus.	WGPSN
Anat	4.1°S 128°W / -4.1; -128 (Anat)	2.9	1985	Anat, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of dew. Note: Defines 128 degrees longitude on Ganymede.	WGPSN
Andjeti	52.75°S 161.1°W / -52.75; -161.1 (Andjeti)	52	1985	Andjeti, Egyptian; first god of Busirus.	WGPSN
Anhur	32.63°N 167.68°E / 32.63; 167.68 (Anhur)	25	1997	Anhur, Egyptian warrior god.	WGPSN
Antum	5.09°N 141.06°E / 5.09; 141.06 (Antum)	14.75	1985	Antum, Babylonian; wife of Anu.	WGPSN
Anu	65.24°N 15.75°E / 65.24; 15.75 (Anu)	55	1979	Anu, Sumerian-Akkadian god of power, of heavens.	WGPSN
Anubis	84.44°S 128.66°W / -84.44; -128.66 (Anubis)	114	1988	Anubis, Egyptian jackal-headed god who opened the underworld to the dead.	WGPSN
Anzu	63.51°N 62.73°W / 63.51; -62.73 (Anzu)	210	2000	Anzu, Gigantic lion-headed bird-like figure, the Sumerian Thunderbird.	WGPSN
Apophis	8.12°S 83.84°E / -8.12; 83.84 (Apophis)	57	2000	Apophis, Egyptian gigantic serpent symbolizing chaos or nonexistence.	WGPSN
Ashîma	39.05°S 122.98°W / -39.05; -122.98 (Ashîma)	84	1985	Ashîm, Semitic-Arab god of fate.	WGPSN
Asshur	54.16°N 26.52°E / 54.16; 26.52 (Asshur)	25.5	1979	Asshur, Assyro-Babylonian warrior god.	WGPSN
Atra-hasis	22.54°N 105.89°E / 22.54; 105.89 (Atra-hasis)	133	2000	Atra-hasis, Exceedingly wise' hero of Akkadian myth, survived the great flood.	WGPSN
Aya	68.34°N 37.98°E / 68.34; 37.98 (Aya)	38	1979	Aya, Assyro-Babylonian; wife of Shamash.	WGPSN
Ba'al	24.92°N 30.03°E / 24.92; 30.03 (Ba'al)	43	1979	Ba'al, Phoenician; Canaanite god.	WGPSN
Bau	23.05°N 48.67°W / 23.05; -48.67 (Bau)	77	1988	Bau, Goddess who breathed into men the breath of life; daughter of Anu and patroness of Lagash.	WGPSN
Bes	25.48°S 179.04°E / -25.48; 179.04 (Bes)	63	1985	Bes, Egyptian god of marriage.	WGPSN
Chrysor	15.3°N 134.34°W / 15.3; -134.34 (Chrysor)	7	1997	Chrysor, Phoenician god; inventor of bait, fishing hooks and line, first to sail.	WGPSN
Cisti	31.6°S 64.23°W / -31.6; -64.23 (Cisti)	70	1997	Cisti, Iranian healing god.	WGPSN
Damkina	30.17°S 4.88°W / -30.17; -4.88 (Damkina)	190	2006	Damkina, Babylonian sky and health deity, queen of the gods, and mother of Marduk in some accounts.	WGPSN
Danel	4.33°S 21.3°W / -4.33; -21.3 (Danel)	56	1979	Danel, Phoenician; mythical hero versed in art of divination.	WGPSN
Dendera	1.12°S 104.54°E / -1.12; 104.54 (Dendera)	82	2000	Dendera, Town where Hathor was chief goddess. (Name changed from Dendera Facula.)	WGPSN
Diment	23.14°N 8.23°E / 23.14; 8.23 (Diment)	40	1979	Diment, Egyptian goddess of the dwelling place of the dead.	WGPSN
Ea	17.72°N 148.73°W / 17.72; -148.73 (Ea)	20	1997	Ea, Assyro-Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and the earth.	WGPSN
El	1.01°N 151.36°W / 1.01; -151.36 (El)	55	1997	El, "Father of Men", existed before the birth of gods.	WGPSN
Enkidu	26.61°S 34.87°E / -26.61; 34.87 (Enkidu)	122	1982	Enkidu, Friend of Gilgamesh.	WGPSN
Enlil	55.36°N 47.9°E / 55.36; 47.9 (Enlil)	34.6	1979	Enlil, Assyro-Babylonian; nature god of the air, hurricanes, and nature.	WGPSN
En-zu	11.59°N 168.4°W / 11.59; -168.4 (En-zu)	5	1997	Enzu, Babylonian moon god.	WGPSN
Epigeus	22.96°N 179.35°E / 22.96; 179.35 (Epigeus)	343	1997	Epigeus, Phoenician god.	WGPSN
Erichthonius	15.32°S 175.26°W / -15.32; -175.26 (Erichthonius)	31	1997	Erichthonius, Possible father of Ganymede.	WGPSN
Eshmun	17.45°S 167.88°E / -17.45; 167.88 (Eshmun)	98	1979	Eshmun, Phoenician; divinity of Sidon.	WGPSN
Etana	74.74°N 19.65°E / 74.74; 19.65 (Etana)	46	1979	Etana, Assyro-Babylonian; asked the eagle for an herb to give him an heir.	WGPSN
Gad	13.56°S 137.56°W / -13.56; -137.56 (Gad)	72	1985	Gad, Semitic god of fate or good fortune.	WGPSN
Geb	56.41°N 177.35°E / 56.41; 177.35 (Geb)	60	1985	Geb, Heliopolis Earth god.	WGPSN
Geinos	18.64°N 140.56°E / 18.64; 140.56 (Geinos)	56	1985	Geinos, Tyre; god of brick making.	WGPSN
Gilgamesh	62.84°S 124.83°W / -62.84; -124.83 (Gilgamesh)	153	1979	Gilgamesh, Assyro-Babylonian; sought immortality after Enkidu died.	WGPSN
Gir	34.05°N 145.75°W / 34.05; -145.75 (Gir)	73	1985	Gir, Sumerian god of summer heat.	WGPSN
Gula	64.15°N 12.3°W / 64.15; -12.3 (Gula)	38	1979	Gula, Assyro-Babylonian; health god.	WGPSN
Gushkin	20.75°N 45.98°W / 20.75; -45.98 (Gushkin)	40.5	2016	Gushkin-Banda, Sumerian patron god of goldsmiths.	WGPSN
Halieus	34.45°N 167.14°W / 34.45; -167.14 (Halieus)	90	1985	Halieus, Tyre; fisherman god.	WGPSN
Hapi	30.57°S 147.34°E / -30.57; 147.34 (Hapi)	96	1988	Hapi, Egyptian god of the Nile.	WGPSN
Harakhtes	35.95°N 100.26°W / 35.95; -100.26 (Harakhtes)	108	2000	Harakhtes, "Horus of the Two Horizons", form of Egyptian god Horus who represents the path of the sun.	WGPSN
Haroeris	28.53°N 63.18°E / 28.53; 63.18 (Haroeris)	70	2000	Haroeris, Egyptian sky god whose eyes are the sun and the moon, a form of Horus.	WGPSN
Hathor	66.9°S 91.26°E / -66.9; 91.26 (Hathor)	173	1979	Hathor, Egyptian goddess of joy and love.	WGPSN
Hay-tau	14.44°N 133.13°W / 14.44; -133.13 (Hay-tau)	27	1997	Hay-tau, Nega god, spirit of forest vegetation.	WGPSN
Hedetet	32.91°S 108.99°E / -32.91; 108.99 (Hedetet)	106	2000	Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess.	WGPSN
Hershef	47.39°N 90.62°E / 47.39; 90.62 (Hershef)	120	2000	Hershef, Egyptian ram-headed god.	WGPSN
Humbaba	55.15°S 67.31°W / -55.15; -67.31 (Humbaba)	40	2000	Humbaba, Babylonian terrifying guardian of the cedar forests.	WGPSN
Ilah	22°N 160.62°W / 22; -160.62 (Ilah)	76	1985	Ilah, First Sumerian sky god.	WGPSN
Ilus	13.46°S 110.43°W / -13.46; -110.43 (Ilus)	90	1985	Ilus, Ganymede's brother.	WGPSN
Irkalla	32.52°S 114.84°W / -32.52; -114.84 (Irkalla)	117	1985	Irkalla, Sumerian goddess of underworld, seen by Enkidu in a dream.	WGPSN
Ishkur	0.37°N 8.37°W / 0.37; -8.37 (Ishkur)	67	1985	Ishkur, Sumerian god of rain.	WGPSN
Isimu	8.5°N 8.37°W / 8.5; -8.37 (Isimu)	89.5	1985	Isimu, Sumerian god of vegetation.	WGPSN
Isis	67.28°S 158.8°E / -67.28; 158.8 (Isis)	75	1979	Isis, Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris.	WGPSN
Kadi	47.68°N 178.5°W / 47.68; -178.5 (Kadi)	87	1985	Kadi, Babylonian goddess of justice.	WGPSN
Khensu	1.02°N 152.93°W / 1.02; -152.93 (Khensu)	17	1997	Khensu, Egyptian moon god.	WGPSN
Khepri	20.41°N 147.56°W / 20.41; -147.56 (Khepri)	47	1997	Khepri, God of transformations for the Heliopitans.	WGPSN
Khonsu	37.51°S 169.17°E / -37.51; 169.17 (Khonsu)	80	1988	Khonsu, Egyptian moon god.	WGPSN
Khumbam	24.1°S 24.65°E / -24.1; 24.65 (Khumbam)	57	1979	Khumbam, Assyro-Babylonian; Elamite creator god.	WGPSN
Kingu	34.66°S 132.97°E / -34.66; 132.97 (Kingu)	78	1988	Kingu, Assyro-Babylonian; conquered leader of Tiamat's forces whose blood was used to create man.	WGPSN
Kishar	72.7°N 10.54°E / 72.7; 10.54 (Kishar)	78	1979	Kishar, Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial progenitor goddess.	WGPSN
Kittu	0.4°N 25.4°E / 0.4; 25.4 (Kittu)	15	1985	Kittu, Assyro-Babylonian god of justice.	WGPSN
Kulla	33.22°N 113.87°W / 33.22; -113.87 (Kulla)	93	1985	Kulla, Sumerian god of brick making.	WGPSN
Lagamal	64.3°N 115.79°E / 64.3; 115.79 (Lagamal)	131	2000	Lagamal, Son of Babylonian god Ea.	WGPSN
Latpon	58.74°N 171.21°W / 58.74; -171.21 (Latpon)	43	1997	Latpon, One of the sons of El.	WGPSN
Lugalmeslam	23.72°N 166.11°E / 23.72; 166.11 (Lugalmeslam)	64	1997	Lugalmeslam, Sumerian god of the underworld.	WGPSN
Lumha	36.01°N 154.23°W / 36.01; -154.23 (Lumha)	58	1985	Lumha, Title of Enki as patron of singers; also Babylonian priest.	WGPSN
Maa	1.3°N 156.37°E / 1.3; 156.37 (Maa)	31	1997	Maa, Egyptian god of the sense of sight.	WGPSN
Mehit	28.95°N 164.39°W / 28.95; -164.39 (Mehit)	47	1985	Mehit, Egyptian lion-headed goddess; Anhur's wife.	WGPSN
Melkart	9.86°S 173.93°E / -9.86; 173.93 (Melkart)	105	1979	Melkart, Phoenician; divinity of Tyre.	WGPSN
Menhit	36.31°S 140.32°W / -36.31; -140.32 (Menhit)	140	2006	Menhit, Egyptian lion and war goddess.	WGPSN
Min	29.23°N 1.26°W / 29.23; -1.26 (Min)	33	1988	Min, Egyptian fertility god.	WGPSN
Mir	3.3°S 129.7°E / -3.3; 129.7 (Mir)	8	1985	Mir, West Semitic god of wind.	WGPSN
Misharu	4.31°S 24.11°E / -4.31; 24.11 (Misharu)	88	1985	Misharu, Assyro-Babylonian god of law.	WGPSN
Mont	44.62°N 48.05°E / 44.62; 48.05 (Mont)	15	1997	Mont, Theban war god.	WGPSN
Mor	30.55°N 32.65°E / 30.55; 32.65 (Mor)	41	1979	Mor, Phoenician; spirit of the harvest.	WGPSN
Mot	9.93°N 165.95°W / 9.93; -165.95 (Mot)	23	1997	Mot, Spirit of the harvest, one of the sons of El.	WGPSN
Mush	15.12°S 114.77°W / -15.12; -114.77 (Mush)	99	1985	Mush, Sumerian male deity; upper parts are human, lower parts a serpent.	WGPSN
Nabu	45.39°S 1.19°W / -45.39; -1.19 (Nabu)	40	1979	Nabu, Sumerian god of intellectual activity.	WGPSN
Nah-Hunte	17.76°S 85.26°W / -17.76; -85.26 (Nah-Hunte)	47	2000	Nah-Hunte, Elamite god of light and justice.	WGPSN
Namtar	58.34°S 19.3°E / -58.34; 19.3 (Namtar)	50	1979	Namtar, Assyro-Babylonian plague demon.	WGPSN
Nanna	17.61°S 118.13°E / -17.61; 118.13 (Nanna)	56	1985	Nanna, Sumerian moon god; god of wisdom.	WGPSN
Nefertum	44.35°N 38.96°E / 44.35; 38.96 (Nefertum)	29	1997	Nefertum, Original divine son of the Memphis triad, son of Ptah.	WGPSN
Neheh	72.13°N 62.66°W / 72.13; -62.66 (Neheh)	54	1985	Neheh, Egyptian god of eternity.	WGPSN
Neith	29.45°N 6.97°W / 29.45; -6.97 (Neith)	90	1988	Neith, Egyptian warrior goddess; goddess of domestic arts.	WGPSN
Nergal	38.58°N 159.67°E / 38.58; 159.67 (Nergal)	9.6	1997	Nergal, Assyro-Babylonian king of the underworld.	WGPSN
Nidaba	17.75°N 123.43°W / 17.75; -123.43 (Nidaba)	199	1985	Nidaba, Sumerian grain goddess.	WGPSN
Nigirsu	58.26°S 39.43°E / -58.26; 39.43 (Nigirsu)	53	1979	Nigirsu, Assyro-Babylonian; god of the fields, war god.	WGPSN
Ningishzida	14.11°N 170.16°E / 14.11; 170.16 (Ningishzida)	32	1997	Ningishzida, Sumerian vegetation god.	WGPSN
Ninkasi	59.21°N 48.85°W / 59.21; -48.85 (Ninkasi)	81	1988	Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of brewing.	WGPSN
Ninki	8.37°S 120.79°W / -8.37; -120.79 (Ninki)	194	1985	Ninki, Consort to Ea, Babylonian god of water.	WGPSN
Ninlil	6.27°N 118.32°W / 6.27; -118.32 (Ninlil)	91	1985	Ninlil, Chief Assyrian goddess; Asshur's consort.	WGPSN
Ninsum	14.35°S 140.55°W / -14.35; -140.55 (Ninsum)	88	1985	Ninsum, Minor Babylonian goddess of wisdom; Gilgamesh's mother.	WGPSN
Nut	54.21°S 90.8°E / -54.21; 90.8 (Nut)	90	1979	Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky.	WGPSN
Osiris	38°S 166.31°W / -38; -166.31 (Osiris)	107	1979	Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead.	WGPSN
Ptah	65.9°S 142.95°E / -65.9; 142.95 (Ptah)	30	1988	Ptah, Sovereign god of Memphis; patron of artisans.	WGPSN
Punt	24.89°S 120.15°E / -24.89; 120.15 (Punt)	135	1997	Punt, Land east of Egypt where Bes originated. Changed from Punt Facula.	WGPSN
Ruti	13.23°N 51.35°E / 13.23; 51.35 (Ruti)	16	1979	Ruti, Phoenician; Byblos god.	WGPSN
Saltu	14.15°S 7.23°E / -14.15; 7.23 (Saltu)	40	2006	Saltu, Babylonian goddess of discord and hostility.	WGPSN
Sapas	57.45°N 33.99°W / 57.45; -33.99 (Sapas)	56	1979	Shapash, Assyro-Babylonian; torch of the gods.	WGPSN
Sati	30.84°N 12.8°W / 30.84; -12.8 (Sati)	95	1988	Sati, Wife of Khnum, Egyptian god of the Cataracts.	WGPSN
Sebek	61.25°N 3.22°E / 61.25; 3.22 (Sebek)	61	1979	Sebek, Egyptian crocodile god.	WGPSN
Seima	17.09°N 144.03°E / 17.09; 144.03 (Seima)	38	1985	Seima, Mother goddess of the Arameans.	WGPSN
Seker	39.16°S 14.62°E / -39.16; 14.62 (Seker)	103	1988	Seker, Egyptian god of the dead at Memphis.	WGPSN
Selket	15.03°N 105.7°W / 15.03; -105.7 (Selket)	168	1985	Selket, Tutelary goddess who guarded intestines of the dead.	WGPSN
Serapis	12.4°S 44.11°W / -12.4; -44.11 (Serapis)	169	1997	Serapis, Egyptian healing god.	WGPSN
Shu	43.16°N 3.16°E / 43.16; 3.16 (Shu)	44	1988	Shu, Egyptian god of air.	WGPSN
Sin	52.94°N 2.54°E / 52.94; 2.54 (Sin)	19	1979	Sin, Babylonian moon god.	WGPSN
Tammuz	13.45°N 129.24°E / 13.45; 129.24 (Tammuz)	51	1985	Tammuz, Egyptian childbirth goddess.	WGPSN
Tanit	57.49°N 36.62°W / 57.49; -36.62 (Tanit)	26	1979	Tanit, Akkadian youthful god of vegetation; Ishtar's son.	WGPSN
Tashmetum	39.72°S 95.46°E / -39.72; 95.46 (Tashmetum)	135	2000	Tashmetum, Assyro-Babylonian; Carthaginian goddess.	WGPSN
Ta-urt	27.66°N 55.8°E / 27.66; 55.8 (Ta-urt)	94	1988	Taurt, Assyro-Babylonian goddess who invented writing with her husband Nabu.	WGPSN
Teshub	68.3°S 80.72°E / -68.3; 80.72 (Teshub)	188	1994	Teshub, Elamite god of the tempest.	WGPSN
Thoth	43.22°S 147.25°W / -43.22; -147.25 (Thoth)	102	1985	Thoth, Egyptian moon god; invented all arts and sciences.	WGPSN
Tros	11.14°N 27.26°W / 11.14; -27.26 (Tros)	94	1979	Tros, Greek; father of Ganymede.	WGPSN
Upuant	46.4°N 40.46°E / 46.4; 40.46 (Upuant)	17	1997	Upuant, Jackal-headed warrior god, god of the dead.	WGPSN
We-ila	12.36°S 69.65°E / -12.36; 69.65 (We-ila)	36	2000	We-ila, Akkadian god from whom the hero Atra-hasis was created.	WGPSN
Wepwawet	69.89°S 59.81°W / -69.89; -59.81 (Wepwawet)	86	2000	Wepwawet, Ancient Egyptian jackal deity.	WGPSN
Zakar	31.28°N 26.33°E / 31.28; 26.33 (Zakar)	170	1997	Zakar, Assyrian supreme deity.	WGPSN
Zaqar	58.16°N 37.41°W / 58.16; -37.41 (Zaqar)	33	1979	Zaqar, Assyro-Babylonian; Sin's messenger who brought dreams to men.	WGPSN

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Dropped or not approved names

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Keret	16.0°N 35.2°W / 16.0; -35.2 (Keret)	36.0	1979	Dropped. Keret, Phoenician hero. Name dropped because feature not found on imagery.	WGPSN
Khnum	17.8°S 85.2°W / -17.8; -85.2 (Khnum)	45.0	–	Not approved named. Khnum, Egyptian ram-headed creation god. Note: Provisional name Khnum changed to Nah-Hunte because of duplication with Khnum Catena.	WGPSN
Wadjet	53.8°S 268.9°W / -53.8; -268.9 (Wadjet)	100.0	2000	Dropped name. Wadjet, Egyptian cobra goddess. Same crater as Nut.	WGPSN

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Gaspra (31)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Aix	47.9°N 160.3°W / 47.9; -160.3 (Aix)	0.6	1994	Spa in France	WGPSN
Alupka	65°N 65°W	0.3	1994	Spa in Crimea Ukraine	WGPSN
Baden-Baden	46°N 55°W	0.3	1994	Spa in Germany	WGPSN
Badgastein	25°N 3°W	0.4	1994	Spa in Austria	WGPSN
Bagnoles	55°N 122°W	0.4	1994	Spa in France	WGPSN
Bath	13.4°N 9.7°W / 13.4; -9.7 (Bath)	0.9	1994	Spa in England	WGPSN
Beppu	3.9°N 58.4°W / 3.9; -58.4 (Beppu)	0.6	1994	Spa on Kyushu Japan	WGPSN
Brookton	27.7°N 103.3°W / 27.7; -103.3 (Brookton)	0.3	1994	Spa in New York USA	WGPSN
Calistoga	30°N 2°W	1.2	1994	Resort in California USA	WGPSN
Carlsbad	29.7°N 88.8°W / 29.7; -88.8 (Carlsbad)	0.5	1994	Spa in Czech Republic	WGPSN
Charax	8.6°N -0°E / 8.6; -0 (Charax)	0.9	1994	Roman fortress in Gaspra Crimea Ukraine	WGPSN
Helwan	22.4°N 118.9°W / 22.4; -118.9 (Helwan)	0.4	1994	Spa in Egypt	WGPSN
Ixtapan	11.9°N 86.9°W / 11.9; -86.9 (Ixtapan)	0.7	1994	Spa in Mexico	WGPSN
Katsiveli	55°N 65°W	0.3	1994	Spa in Crimea Ukraine	WGPSN
Krynica	49°N 35°W	0.4	1994	Health resort in Poland	WGPSN
Lisdoonvarna	16.5°N 1.9°E / 16.5; 1.9 (Lisdoonvarna)	0.4	1994	Spa in Ireland	WGPSN
Loutraki	42°N 140°W	0.4	1994	Spa in Greece	WGPSN
Mandal	23.5°N 46.5°W / 23.5; -46.5 (Mandal)	0.1	1994	Spa in Norway	WGPSN
Manikaran	62°N 155°W	0.5	1994	Spa in India	WGPSN
Marienbad	35.4°N 81.8°W / 35.4; -81.8 (Marienbad)	0.6	1994	Spa in Czech Republic	WGPSN
Miskhor	15°N 65.9°W / 15; -65.9 (Miskhor)	0.5	1994	Spa in Crimea Ukraine	WGPSN
Moree	15.1°N 164.4°W / 15.1; -164.4 (Moree)	0.7	1994	Spa in Australia	WGPSN
Ramlösa	15°N 4.9°W / 15; -4.9 (Ramlösa)	0.7	1994	Spa in Sweden	WGPSN
Rio Hondo	31.7°N 20.7°W / 31.7; -20.7 (Rio Hondo)	0.6	1994	Spa in Argentina	WGPSN
Rotorua	18.8°N 30.7°W / 18.8; -30.7 (Rotorua)	0.5	1994	Spa in New Zealand	WGPSN
Saratoga	50°N 90°E	2.8	1994	Spa in New York USA	WGPSN
Spa	51.5°N 152°W / 51.5; -152 (Spa)	1.6	1994	Health resort in Belgium	WGPSN
Tang-Shan	59°N 104°E	2.1	1994	Spa in China	WGPSN
Yalova	29°N 10°W	0.4	1994	Health resort in Turkey	WGPSN
Yalta	57.6°N 98.7°E / 57.6; 98.7 (Yalta)	1.4	1994	Spa in Crimea Ukraine	WGPSN
Zohar	23°N 118°W	0.4	1994	Spa in Israel	WGPSN

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Hyperion (4)

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

Iapetus (58)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Abisme	37.53°N 92.92°W / 37.53; -92.92 (Abisme)	767.74	2013	A Saracen lord killed by Archbishop Turpin	WGPSN
Acelin	42.7°N 154.9°W / 42.7; -154.9 (Acelin)	38	2008	Aceline of Gascony one of the Twelve Peers the council of King Charles	WGPSN
Adelroth	6.6°N 176.4°E / 6.6; 176.4 (Adelroth)	57	2008	Marsilion's nephew killed by Roland in the first battle	WGPSN
Almeric	53.4°N 84°E / 53.4; 84 (Almeric)	43	1982	One of 12 peers killed by Marsilion	WGPSN
Anseïs	40.7°S 69.2°E / -40.7; 69.2 (Anseïs)	48	2008	One of the Twelve Peers; kills Turgis; killed by Malquiant	WGPSN
Astor	14.9°N 38.8°E / 14.9; 38.8 (Astor)	122	2008	A French baron; ruled over Valence on Rhone	WGPSN
Baligant	16.4°N 135.1°E / 16.4; 135.1 (Baligant)	66	1982	Emir of Babylon; Marsilion enlisted his help against Charlemagne	WGPSN
Basan	33.3°N 165.3°E / 33.3; 165.3 (Basan)	76	1982	French baron; Murdered while serving as Ambassador of Marsilon	WGPSN
Basbrun	52°S 111.8°W / -52; -111.8 (Basbrun)	80	2008	Charlemagne's officer who hung Ganelon's 30 relatives	WGPSN
Basile	0.7°S 172.1°E / -0.7; 172.1 (Basile)	6	2008	French baron; murdered near Haltile with his brother Basan while serving as ambassador to Marsilion	WGPSN
Berenger	62.1°N 140.3°E / 62.1; 140.3 (Berenger)	84	1982	One of twelve peers; killed Estramarin; killed by Grandoyne	WGPSN
Besgun	76°N 50.2°E / 76; 50.2 (Besgun)	56	1982	Chief cook for Charlemagne's army; he guarded Ganelon after Ganelon's treachery was discovered	WGPSN
Bevon	70.7°N 93°W / 70.7; -93 (Bevon)	48	2008	A French baron; killed by Marsilion	WGPSN
Bramimond	38°N 178°W	200	2008	Queen of Saragossa wife of Marsilion	WGPSN
Charlemagne	55°N 101.2°E / 55; 101.2 (Charlemagne)	95	1982	Emperor of France and Germanic nations; his forces fought the Saracens in Spain	WGPSN
Clarin	18.3°N 71.6°W / 18.3; -71.6 (Clarin)	84	2008	Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Climborin	30.4°N 116.9°W / 30.4; -116.9 (Climborin)	49	2008	Saracen lord who gave his helmet to Ganelon; killed by Oliver	WGPSN
Corsablis	0.9°N 114.2°W / 0.9; -114.2 (Corsablis)	73	2008	Saracen lord; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed Archbishop Turpin in the first battle	WGPSN
Dapamort	36.6°N 84.9°W / 36.6; -84.9 (Dapamort)	49	2008	A Saracen king from Lycia; leader in Baligant's army	WGPSN
Engelier	40.5°S 95.3°E / -40.5; 95.3 (Engelier)	504	2008	One of Twelve Peers the Gascon of Bordeaux; the most valiant knight killed by Climborin in the first battle	WGPSN
Escremiz	1.6°N 173.5°W / 1.6; -173.5 (Escremiz)	0.06	2008	Escremiz of Valterne; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass; killed by Engelier in the first battle	WGPSN
Eudropin	0.9°N 139.3°E / 0.9; 139.3 (Eudropin)	42	2008	Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Falsaron	33.8°N 82.6°W / 33.8; -82.6 (Falsaron)	424	2008	Brother of King Marsilion; killed by Oliver	WGPSN
Ganelon	44.3°S 19.8°W / -44.3; -19.8 (Ganelon)	230	2008	French count; stepfather of Roland; brother-in-law of Roland's uncle Charlemagne; betrays Roland and the French rear guard to Marsilion	WGPSN
Garlon	3.2°S 119.5°E / -3.2; 119.5 (Garlon)	47	2008	Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Geboin	58.6°N 173.4°W / 58.6; -173.4 (Geboin)	81	1982	Guarded French dead; became leader of Charlemagne's 2nd column	WGPSN
Gerin	45.6°S 127°E / -45.6; 127 (Gerin)	445	2008	One of the Twelve Peers; kills Malprimis; killed by Grandoyne	WGPSN
Godefroy	71.9°N 110.9°E / 71.9; 110.9 (Godefroy)	63	1982	Standard bearer of Charlemagne; brother of Tierri Charlemagne's defender against Pinabel	WGPSN
Grandoyne	17.7°N 145.5°E / 17.7; 145.5 (Grandoyne)	65	1982	Son of Cappadocian King Capuel; killed Gerin Gerier Berenger Guy St. Antoine Duke Astorge; killed by Roland	WGPSN
Hamon	10.6°N 90°E / 10.6; 90 (Hamon)	96	1982	Joint Commander of Charlemagne's Eighth Division	WGPSN
Ivon	18°N 45°E	100	2008	Frankish baron one of the Twelve Peers	WGPSN
Johun	12.4°N 83.4°W / 12.4; -83.4 (Johun)	64	2008	Johun of Outremer; Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Jurfaleu	13°N 2.5°W / 13; -2.5 (Jurfaleu)	107	2008	Son of Marsilion Saracen king of Spain	WGPSN
Lorant	65.2°N 159.8°W / 65.2; -159.8 (Lorant)	44	1982	French commander of one of first divisions against Baligant; killed by Baligant	WGPSN
Malprimis	15.2°S 118.2°W / -15.2; -118.2 (Malprimis)	377	2008	A Saracen lord from Brigale; killed by Gerin in the first battle	WGPSN
Malun	5.9°N 41.3°W / 5.9; -41.3 (Malun)	121	2008	A Saracen lord; killed by Oliver	WGPSN
Margaris	27.7°N 135.8°W / 27.7; -135.8 (Margaris)	75	2008	Saracen lord from Seville; volunteered to fight at Roncevaux Pass	WGPSN
Marsilion	39.2°N 176.1°W / 39.2; -176.1 (Marsilion)	136	1982	Saracen king of Spain; Roland wounds him and he died of wound later	WGPSN
Matthay	3.5°S 172.6°E / -3.5; 172.6 (Matthay)	58	2008	Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Milon	67.9°N 89.8°E / 67.9; 89.8 (Milon)	119	1982	Guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces	WGPSN
Naimon	9.3°N 30.7°E / 9.3; 30.7 (Naimon)	244	2008	King Charles’ wisest counselor	WGPSN
Nevelon	33.2°S 163°E / -33.2; 163 (Nevelon)	49	2008	Shares command of Charlemagne's sixth division; leader of part of the 5th column	WGPSN
Ogier	42.5°N 84.9°E / 42.5; 84.9 (Ogier)	100	1982	Dane who led 3rd column in Charlemagne's army against Baligant's forces	WGPSN
Oliver	62.5°N 159.2°E / 62.5; 159.2 (Oliver)	113	1982	Roland's friend; mortally wounded by Marganice	WGPSN
Othon	33.3°N 12.2°E / 33.3; 12.2 (Othon)	86	1982	One of twelve peers; guarded French dead while Charlemagne pursued Saracen forces; sixth column leader	WGPSN
Pinabel	39°S 33°W	83	2008	Pinabel of Sorence a French baron Ganelon's kinsmen and skilled speaker. Large and powerful he agrees to fight Thierry to settle the issue of Ganelon's guilt and he lost the judicial combat	WGPSN
Priamon	1.5°N 173°E / 1.5; 173 (Priamon)	17	2008	Saracen lord and emissary to Charles	WGPSN
Rabel	64.4°S 166.2°W / -64.4; -166.2 (Rabel)	91	2008	A French baron; takes Roland's place at vanguard of Charlemagne's forces; leads first column	WGPSN
Roland	73.3°N 25.2°W / 73.3; -25.2 (Roland)	144	1982	Charlemagne's nephew; led rear guard of French forces; hero in song of Roland	WGPSN
Rugis	0.1°S 99°W / -0.1; -99 (Rugis)	19	2008	Saracen lord one of the Saracen Twelve Peers	WGPSN
Samson	6.5°N 61.4°E / 6.5; 61.4 (Samson)	33	2008	French baron Duke of Burgundy; one of the Twelve Peers; killed by Valdebron	WGPSN
Thierry	55°S 8°W	110	2008	French knight; Duke of Argonne; brother of Godefroy Charlemagne's standard bearer. At Ganelon's trial Thierry alone insists on Ganelon's guilt	WGPSN
Tibbald	57°N 2°E	160	2008	Tibbald of Reims; French baron; guarded French dead at Roncevaux	WGPSN
Timozel	9.9°S 147.7°E / -9.9; 147.7 (Timozel)	58	2008	A Saracen lord; killed by Gerin and Gerier in the first battle	WGPSN
Torleu	0.2°S 171.6°E / -0.2; 171.6 (Torleu)	8	2008	Leader in Baligant's army; king of Persia; killed by Rabel	WGPSN
Turgis	16.9°N 28.4°W / 16.9; -28.4 (Turgis)	580	2008	A Saracen baron; count of Tortelosa; killed by Oliver in the first battle	WGPSN
Turpin	47.7°N 1.4°W / 47.7; -1.4 (Turpin)	87	1982	Archbishop of Rheims in Song of Roland	WGPSN
Valdebron	29.6°N 104.4°W / 29.6; -104.4 (Valdebron)	49	2008	Saracen lord gave his sword to Ganelon	WGPSN

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Ida (21)

Crater	Named after
Afon	Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia
Atea	Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea
Azzurra	Azzurra Grotto, Italy
Bilemot	Bilemot Cave, Korea
Castellana	Castellana Cave, Italy
Choukoutien	Choukoutien, China
Fingal	Fingal's Cave, UK
Kartchner	Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States
Kazumura	Kazumura Cave, HI, United States
Lascaux	Lascaux Cave, France
Lechuguilla	Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States
Mammoth	Mammoth Cave, KY, United States
Manjang	Manjang Cave, Korea
Orgnac	Orgnac Cave, France
Padirac	Padirac Cave, France
Peacock	Peacock Cave, FL, United States
Postojna	Postojna Cave, Slovenia
Sterkfontein	Sterkfontein, South Africa
Stiffe	Stiffe Cave, Italy
Undara	Undara Cave, Australia
Viento	Viento Cave, Spain

Itokawa (10)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Catalina	17°S 14°E	0.02	2009	Catalina Observatory near Tucson AZ USA	WGPSN
Fuchinobe	34°N 91°W	0.04	2009	Place name in Sagamihara Japan	WGPSN
Gando	76°S 155°W	0	2009	Spanish launch facility on Gran Canaria	WGPSN
Hammaguira	18°S 155°W	0.03	2009	French launch site in the Sahara Desert Algeria	WGPSN
Kamisunagawa	28°S 45°E	0.01	2009	Town in Hokkaido Japan where a microgravity test facility is located	WGPSN
Kamoi	6°N 116°W	0.01	2009	Town in Yokohama Japan where a factory of NEC TOSHIBA Space Systems Ltd. is located	WGPSN
Komaba	10°S 102°E	0.03	2009	Place name in Tokyo where the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science is located	WGPSN
Laurel	1°N 162°E	0.02	2009	City in Maryland USA where APL/JHU is located	WGPSN
Miyabaru	40°S 116°W	0.09	2009	Radar site in the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan	WGPSN
San Marco	28°S 41°W	0	2009	An old oil platform near Kenya that served as a launch pad for Italian spacecraft	WGPSN

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Janus (4)

Crater	Coordinates	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Castor	0°N 0°W	1982	One of the Dioscuri; famous as a tamer of horses	WGPSN
Idas	0°N 0°W	1982	Twins; cousins of Gemini	WGPSN
Lynceus	0°N 0°W	1982	One of twin cousins of Gemini	WGPSN
Phoibe	0°N 0°W	1982	Daughter of Leukippos	WGPSN

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Lutetia (19)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Bagacum	46°N 49°E	3.7	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bavay in France	WGPSN
Basilia	73°N 176°W	3.5	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Basel in Switzerland	WGPSN
Bonna	62°N 67°E	6	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bonn in Germany	WGPSN
Burdigala	52°N 149°W	10	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Bordeaux in France	WGPSN
Florentia	23°N 137°E	10.9	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Florence in Italy	WGPSN
Gaudiaco	58°N 5°E	6.7	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Joué-lès-Tours in France	WGPSN
Genua	11°N 117°E	1.8	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Genoa in Italy	WGPSN
Gerunda	78°N 68°E	4.7	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Girona in Spain	WGPSN
Lauriacum	37°N 68°E	1.5	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Enns in Austria; defines zero degrees longitude on Lutetia	WGPSN
Lugdunum	10°N 141°W	17	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Lyon in France	WGPSN
Massilia	41°N 96°E	61	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Marseille in France	WGPSN
Nicaea	43°N 179°W	21	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Nice in France	WGPSN
Patavium	31°N 52°E	9.3	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Padua in Italy	WGPSN
Roma	13°N 117°W	19	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Rome in Italy	WGPSN
Salomacus	11°N 109°E	7	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Salles (Gironde) in France	WGPSN
Salona	32°N 37°E	7.1	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Solin in Croatia	WGPSN
Syracusae	39°N 32°W	7	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Syracuse in Italy	WGPSN
Toletum	87°N 161°E	6	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Toledo in Spain	WGPSN
Turicum	20°N 158°E	3.8	2011	City at the time of Lutetia present-day Zurich in Switzerland	WGPSN

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Mars (1092)

Mathilde (23)

Mercury (397)

Mimas (35)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Accolon	70.56°S 175.59°E / -70.56; 175.59 (Accolon)	48	1982	Companion of Arthur's; he was tricked into jousting with Arthur	WGPSN
Arthur	35.4°S 163.96°E / -35.4; 163.96 (Arthur)	64	1982	King of the Round Table Assemblage	WGPSN
Balin	14.71°N 82.51°W / 14.71; -82.51 (Balin)	35	1982	Knight of matchless courage and virtue	WGPSN
Ban	43.93°N 160.75°W / 43.93; -160.75 (Ban)	37	1982	King of Benwick; father of Sir Launcelot ally of Arthur in the battle of Bedgrayne	WGPSN
Bedivere	9.57°N 149.42°W / 9.57; -149.42 (Bedivere)	25	1982	Arthurian knight	WGPSN
Bors	41.82°N 172.3°W / 41.82; -172.3 (Bors)	34	1982	King of Gaul; father of Sir Ector de Marys Sir Bors Sir Lyonel	WGPSN
Dagonet	47.84°N 98.38°E / 47.84; 98.38 (Dagonet)	28	2008	Fool at King Arthur's court	WGPSN
Dynas	2.35°N 80.71°W / 2.35; -80.71 (Dynas)	35	1982	A knight of the Round Table	WGPSN
Elaine	46.33°N 107°W / 46.33; -107 (Elaine)	21	1982	Daughter of King Pelles lover of Sir Launcelot and mother by him of Sir Galahad	WGPSN
Gaheris	44.57°S 61.81°E / -44.57; 61.81 (Gaheris)	23	1982	Older son of King Lot; killed by Sir Launcelot in his rescue of Gwynevere from burning	WGPSN
Galahad	45.32°S 145.31°W / -45.32; -145.31 (Galahad)	34	1982	Bastard son of Launcelot and Elaine. He went on the quest to find the Holy Grail	WGPSN
Gareth	43.06°S 72.22°E / -43.06; 72.22 (Gareth)	23	1982	Youngest son of King Lot; killed by Sir Launcelot in his rescue of Gwynevere from burning	WGPSN
Gawain	58.54°S 98.92°E / -58.54; 98.92 (Gawain)	27	1982	Eldest son of King Lot; Arthur's favorite cousin	WGPSN
Gwynevere	17.6°S 36.3°E / -17.6; 36.3 (Gwynevere)	42	1982	Queen; wife of Arthur; lover of Launcelot	WGPSN
Herschel	1.38°S 111.76°W / -1.38; -111.76 (Herschel)	139	1982	William; German-British astronomer; discovered Mimas and Enceladus (1738-1822)	WGPSN
Igraine	41.99°S 128.79°E / -41.99; 128.79 (Igraine)	38	1982	Wife of Uther; mother of Arthur	WGPSN
Iseult	47.24°S 33.78°W / -47.24; -33.78 (Iseult)	21	1982	Loved by Tristram	WGPSN
Kay	44.61°N 120.54°W / 44.61; -120.54 (Kay)	24	1982	Royal seneschal at Arthur's court	WGPSN
Lamerok	62.27°S 70.82°E / -62.27; 70.82 (Lamerok)	20	1982	Pellinore's son; sent testing horn to King Mark to expose adultery of Sir Tristram	WGPSN
Launcelot	9.46°S 31.51°E / -9.46; 31.51 (Launcelot)	30	1982	King Arthur's favorite; champion and lover of Queen Gwynevere	WGPSN
Lot	31.46°S 128.4°E / -31.46; 128.4 (Lot)	22	1982	Leader of the rebel kings of the north and west. Married Margawse and begat Sir Gawain Sir Aggravayne Sir Gaheris	WGPSN
Lucas	40.75°N 139.65°E / 40.75; 139.65 (Lucas)	40	2008	Butler at King Arthur's court	WGPSN
Marhaus	8.96°S 0.06°W / -8.96; -0.06 (Marhaus)	34	2008	Delivers poison wound to Tristram before being mortally wounded by him	WGPSN
Mark	26.28°S 51.68°E / -26.28; 51.68 (Mark)	20.8	1982	King of Cornwall	WGPSN
Melyodas	74.93°S 77.19°W / -74.93; -77.19 (Melyodas)	40	2008	King of Lyoness; marries King Mark's sister who dies bearing their son Sir Tristram	WGPSN
Merlin	38.43°S 140.99°E / -38.43; 140.99 (Merlin)	37	1982	Magician and prophet; son of the devil; Arthur's mentor	WGPSN
Modred	4.15°N 140.32°E / 4.15; 140.32 (Modred)	26	1982	Arthur's bastard son and mortal enemy; delivered fatal wound to Arthur but was killed by him	WGPSN
Morgan	24.21°N 115.02°E / 24.21; 115.02 (Morgan)	43	1982	Arthur's half sister; enchantress; plotted to destroy Arthur but failed	WGPSN
Nero	0.36°S 52.7°E / -0.36; 52.7 (Nero)	22	2008	King of the West principal enemy of Arthur	WGPSN
Palomides	3.39°N 162°W / 3.39; -162 (Palomides)	10	1982	Saracen enemy of Tristam	WGPSN
Pellinore	29.76°N 135.45°W / 29.76; -135.45 (Pellinore)	36	1982	King whose duty was to pursue the questing beast and either run it to earth or lose his strength	WGPSN
Percivale	3.01°S 178.86°W / -3.01; -178.86 (Percivale)	20	1982	Very pure knight; accomplished quest of Holy Grail	WGPSN
Royns	32.46°N 12.51°E / 32.46; 12.51 (Royns)	22.1	2008	King of the West principal enemy of Arthur	WGPSN
Tristram	52.32°S 26°W / -52.32; -26 (Tristram)	20	1982	Saved Iseult; fell in love with her	WGPSN
Uther	35.16°S 109.83°E / -35.16; 109.83 (Uther)	34	1982	Ruler of all Britain; Arthur's father	WGPSN

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Miranda (7)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Alonso	44°S 7.4°W / -44; -7.4 (Alonso)	25	1988	King of Naples in The Tempest	WGPSN
Ferdinand	34.8°S 157.9°W / -34.8; -157.9 (Ferdinand)	17	1988	Son of King of Naples; loves Miranda in The Tempest	WGPSN
Francisco	73.2°S 124°W / -73.2; -124 (Francisco)	14	1988	A lord of Naples in The Tempest	WGPSN
Gonzalo	11.4°S 77°E / -11.4; 77 (Gonzalo)	11	1988	Honest old counselor of Naples in The Tempest	WGPSN
Prospero	32.9°S 30.1°W / -32.9; -30.1 (Prospero)	21	1988	Rightful Duke of Mila in The Tempest	WGPSN
Stephano	41.1°S 125.9°W / -41.1; -125.9 (Stephano)	16	1988	A drunken butler in The Tempest	WGPSN
Trinculo	63.7°S 163.4°E / -63.7; 163.4 (Trinculo)	11	1988	A jester in The Tempest	WGPSN

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Moon (1624)

Oberon (9)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Antony	27.5°S 65.4°E / -27.5; 65.4 (Antony)	47	1988	Shakespearean hero in Anthony and Cleopatra	WGPSN
Caesar	26.6°S 61.1°E / -26.6; 61.1 (Caesar)	76	1988	Shakespearean hero in Julius Caesar	WGPSN
Coriolanus	11.4°S 14.8°W / -11.4; -14.8 (Coriolanus)	120	1988	Shakespearean hero	WGPSN
Falstaff	22.1°S 19°E / -22.1; 19 (Falstaff)	124	1988	Shakespearean character in Merry Wives of Windsor	WGPSN
Hamlet	46.1°S 44.4°E / -46.1; 44.4 (Hamlet)	206	1988	Shakespearean hero	WGPSN
Lear	5.4°S 31.5°E / -5.4; 31.5 (Lear)	126	1988	Shakespearean hero in King Lear	WGPSN
Macbeth	58.4°S 112.5°E / -58.4; 112.5 (Macbeth)	203	1988	Shakespearean hero	WGPSN
Othello	66°S 42.9°E / -66; 42.9 (Othello)	114	1988	Shakespearean character	WGPSN
Romeo	28.7°S 89.4°E / -28.7; 89.4 (Romeo)	159	1988	Shakespearean character in Romeo and Juliet	WGPSN

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Phobos (17)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Clustril	60°N 91°W	3.4	2006	Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
D'Arrest	39°S 179°W	2.1	1973	Heinrich L.; German/Danish astronomer (1822-1875)	WGPSN
Drunlo	36.5°N 92°W / 36.5; -92 (Drunlo)	4.2	2006	Character in Lilliput who informed Flimnap that his wife had visited Gulliver privately in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Flimnap	60°N 10°E	1.5	2006	Treasurer of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Grildrig	81°N 165°E	2.6	2006	Name given to Gulliver by the farmer's daughter in the giants’ country Brobdingnag in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Gulliver	62°N 163°W	5.5	2006	Lemuel Gulliver surgeon captain and voyager in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Hall	80°S 150°E	5.4	1973	Asaph; American astronomer discoverer of Phobos and Deimos (1829-1907)	WGPSN
Limtoc	11°S 54°W	2	2006	General in Lilliput who prepared articles of impeachment against Gulliver in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Öpik	7°S 63°E	2	2011	Ernst J. Estonian astronomer (1893-1985)	WGPSN
Reldresal	41°N 39°W	2.9	2006	Secretary for Private Affairs in Lilliput; Gulliver's friend in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Roche	53°N 177°E	2.3	1973	Edouard; French astronomer (1820-1883)	WGPSN
Sharpless	27.5°S 154°W / -27.5; -154 (Sharpless)	1.8	1973	Bevan P.; American astronomer (1904-1950)	WGPSN
Shklovsky	24°N 112°E	2	2011	Iosif S. Soviet astronomer (1916-1985)	WGPSN
Skyresh	52.5°N 40°E / 52.5; 40 (Skyresh)	1.5	2006	Skyresh Bolgolam High Admiral of the Lilliput council who opposed Gulliver's plea for freedom and accused him of being a traitor in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels	WGPSN
Stickney	1°N 49°W	9	1973	Angeline; wife of American astronomer A. Hall (1830-1892)	WGPSN
Todd	9°S 153°W	2.6	1973	David; American astronomer (1855-1939)	WGPSN
Wendell	1°S 132°W	1.7	1973	Oliver C.; American astronomer (1845-1912)	WGPSN

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Phoebe (24)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Acastus	9.6°N 148.5°W / 9.6; -148.5 (Acastus)	34	2006	Argonaut son of the Thessalian king Pelias took part in the Calydonian boar hunt	WGPSN
Admetus	11.4°N 39.1°W / 11.4; -39.1 (Admetus)	58	2006	Argonaut founder and king of Pherae in Thessaly	WGPSN
Amphion	27°S 1.8°W / -27; -1.8 (Amphion)	18	2006	Argonaut son of Hyperasius and Hypso	WGPSN
Butes	49.6°S 67.5°E / -49.6; 67.5 (Butes)	29	2006	Argonaut son of Teleon bee-master	WGPSN
Calais	38.7°S 134.6°E / -38.7; 134.6 (Calais)	31	2006	Argonaut son of Boreas the north wind	WGPSN
Canthus	69.6°S 17.8°E / -69.6; 17.8 (Canthus)	44	2006	Argonaut son of Kanethos or Cerion the only member of the expedition to die in combat	WGPSN
Clytius	46°N 166.9°E / 46; 166.9 (Clytius)	52	2006	Argonaut son of Eurytus skilled archer who was killed by Apollo for challenging the god to a shooting match	WGPSN
Erginus	31.6°N 22.9°E / 31.6; 22.9 (Erginus)	38	2006	Argonaut son of Neptune helmsman of the Argo after the death of Tiphys	WGPSN
Euphemus	31.3°S 28.9°E / -31.3; 28.9 (Euphemus)	23	2006	Argonaut son of Neptune and Europa	WGPSN
Eurydamas	61.5°S 78.4°E / -61.5; 78.4 (Eurydamas)	19	2006	Argonaut son of Ctimenus	WGPSN
Eurytion	30.4°S 8°W / -30.4; -8 (Eurytion)	14	2006	Argonaut son of Kenethos or Cerion	WGPSN
Eurytus	39.7°S 177.2°W / -39.7; -177.2 (Eurytus)	89	2006	Argonaut son of Mercury and Antianira	WGPSN
Hylas	7.9°N 5.5°E / 7.9; 5.5 (Hylas)	30	2006	Argonaut son of Theiodamas/Theodamas king of the Dryopes	WGPSN
Idmon	67.1°S 162.2°E / -67.1; 162.2 (Idmon)	61	2006	Argonaut son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene or of Abas a prophet	WGPSN
Iphitus	27.2°S 66.7°E / -27.2; 66.7 (Iphitus)	22	2006	Argonaut son of Eurytus Jason's host during his consultation with the Oracle at Delphi	WGPSN
Jason	16.2°N 42.3°E / 16.2; 42.3 (Jason)	101	2006	The leading argonaut son of the Thessalian king Aeson delivered the Fleece	WGPSN
Mopsus	6.6°N 109.1°W / 6.6; -109.1 (Mopsus)	37	2006	Argonaut prophesying son of Apollo	WGPSN
Nauplius	31.5°N 118.5°E / 31.5; 118.5 (Nauplius)	24	2006	Argonaut son of Neptune and Amymone or of Klytoneos	WGPSN
Oileus	77.1°S 96.9°W / -77.1; -96.9 (Oileus)	56	2006	Argonaut king of the Locrians renowned for his courage in battle	WGPSN
Peleus	20.2°N 167.8°E / 20.2; 167.8 (Peleus)	44	2006	Argonaut son of Aeacus father of Achilles	WGPSN
Phlias	1.6°N 0.9°E / 1.6; 0.9 (Phlias)	14	2006	Argonaut son of Dionysus	WGPSN
Talaus	52.3°S 34.8°E / -52.3; 34.8 (Talaus)	15	2006	Argonaut son of Teleon or of Bias and Pero	WGPSN
Telamon	48.1°S 92.6°W / -48.1; -92.6 (Telamon)	28	2006	Argonaut son of Aeacus took part in the Calydonian boar hunt	WGPSN
Zetes	20°S 137°E	29	2006	Argonaut son of Boreas the north wind	WGPSN

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Pluto (2)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Burney	45°N 130°E	296	2017	Venetia Burney, who suggested the name Pluto	WGPSN
Elliot	10°N 140°E	96	2017	James Elliot, an MIT researcher who pioneered the use of stellar occultations	WGPSN

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Proteus (1)

Puck (3)

Crater	Coordinates	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Bogle	0°N 0°E	1988	Scottish mischievous spirits	WGPSN
Butz	0°N 0°E	1988	German roguish or evil spirits	WGPSN
Lob	0°N 0°E	1988	British mischievous spirits	WGPSN

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Rhea (128)

Steins (23)

Tethys (50)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Achilles	0.6°N 35.62°E / 0.6; 35.62 (Achilles)	58.6	2008	Son of Peleus and Thetis commander of the Myrmidons at Troy	WGPSN
Aietes	41.44°S 6.23°W / -41.44; -6.23 (Aietes)	91	2008	Brother of Circe	WGPSN
Ajax	28.41°S 78°E / -28.41; 78 (Ajax)	88	1982	Greek hero second only to Achilles	WGPSN
Alcinous	30.31°N 147.39°E / 30.31; 147.39 (Alcinous)	50	2008	King of Phaeacia husband of Arete father of Nausicaa	WGPSN
Amphinomus	14.87°S 128.7°W / -14.87; -128.7 (Amphinomus)	13.6	2008	A suitor killed by Telemachus a favorite of Penelope	WGPSN
Anticleia	51.31°N 32.37°W / 51.31; -32.37 (Anticleia)	100.7	1982	Mother of Odysseus	WGPSN
Antinous	59.89°S 73.85°E / -59.89; 73.85 (Antinous)	138	1982	Chief of the wooers; slain by Odysseus	WGPSN
Arete	4.67°S 61°E / -4.67; 61 (Arete)	13	1982	Wife of Alcinous mother of Nausicaa	WGPSN
Circe	12.6°S 54.66°W / -12.6; -54.66 (Circe)	79	1982	Changed Odysseus' companions into swine	WGPSN
Demodocus	59.37°S 18.21°W / -59.37; -18.21 (Demodocus)	125	2008	Blind Phaeacian singer	WGPSN
Diomedes	38.12°N 70.58°E / 38.12; 70.58 (Diomedes)	48.57	2008	Son of Tydeus king of Argos	WGPSN
Dolius	30.15°S 149.67°E / -30.15; 149.67 (Dolius)	190	2008	Old servant of Penelope	WGPSN
Elpenor	53.43°N 96.31°E / 53.43; 96.31 (Elpenor)	60	1982	Follower of Odysseus	WGPSN
Euanthes	7.86°N 121.09°E / 7.86; 121.09 (Euanthes)	33	2008	Father of Maron	WGPSN
Eumaeus	23.1°N 51.12°W / 23.1; -51.12 (Eumaeus)	30	1982	Faithful swineherd who greets Odysseus gave him warm cloak and guided him to palace	WGPSN
Eupithes	18.71°N 171.21°W / 18.71; -171.21 (Eupithes)	22.3	2008	Father of Antinous	WGPSN
Eurycleia	52.54°N 113.5°E / 52.54; 113.5 (Eurycleia)	31	1982	Faithful old nurse of Odysseus	WGPSN
Eurylochus	5.07°S 27.68°W / -5.07; -27.68 (Eurylochus)	44.8	2008	Odysseus’ second in command	WGPSN
Eurymachus	35.65°S 65°W / -35.65; -65 (Eurymachus)	38.4	2008	One of the two leading suitors of Penelope killed by Odysseus	WGPSN
Halius	44.4°N 4.96°W / 44.4; -4.96 (Halius)	29.5	2008	Son of Alcinous and Arete	WGPSN
Hermione	38.4°S 148.69°W / -38.4; -148.69 (Hermione)	68.2	2008	Daughter of Menelaus and Helen	WGPSN
Icarius	5.89°S 54.15°E / -5.89; 54.15 (Icarius)	54.4	2008	Father of Penelope	WGPSN
Irus	27°S 115.19°E / -27; 115.19 (Irus)	26.5	2008	Ithacan beggar	WGPSN
Laertes	46.36°S 67.46°W / -46.36; -67.46 (Laertes)	51.13	1982	Father of Odysseus	WGPSN
Leocritus	21.53°N 118.66°W / 21.53; -118.66 (Leocritus)	12.5	2008	A suitor of Penelope killed by Telemachus	WGPSN
Leucothea	4.26°S 123.84°W / -4.26; -123.84 (Leucothea)	13.8	2008	Ino's name after she became a goddess	WGPSN
Maron	2.52°N 119.33°W / 2.52; -119.33 (Maron)	11.8	2008	Son of Euanthes priest of Apollo at Ismarus	WGPSN
Medon	25.5°N 143.31°W / 25.5; -143.31 (Medon)	18.7	2008	Herald of Odysseus in Ithaca	WGPSN
Melanthius	58.5°S 167.39°E / -58.5; 167.39 (Melanthius)	250	1982	Disloyal goatherd; insults Odysseus; is slain	WGPSN
Mentor	0.25°N 44.16°W / 0.25; -44.16 (Mentor)	62	1982	Friend of Odysseus	WGPSN
Naubolos	72.19°S 54.82°E / -72.19; 54.82 (Naubolos)	54.5	2008	Father of Euryalos	WGPSN
Nausicaa	84.4°N 5°W / 84.4; -5 (Nausicaa)	69	1982	Daughter of Alcinous who advised Odysseus	WGPSN
Neleus	19.38°S 25.72°W / -19.38; -25.72 (Neleus)	37.6	2008	Father of Nestor	WGPSN
Nestor	54°S 64.81°W / -54; -64.81 (Nestor)	38.2	1982	A wise old king	WGPSN
Odysseus	32.82°N 128.89°W / 32.82; -128.89 (Odysseus)	445	1982	Hero of Odyssey	WGPSN
Oenops	28.13°N 93.44°W / 28.13; -93.44 (Oenops)	25.7	2008	Father of Penelope's suitor Leodes	WGPSN
Ormenus	20.39°S 43.85°W / -20.39; -43.85 (Ormenus)	39.8	2008	Father of Ctesius	WGPSN
Penelope	10.83°S 110.78°E / -10.83; 110.78 (Penelope)	207.5	1982	Faithful wife of Odysseus	WGPSN
Periboea	8°N 34.86°W / 8; -34.86 (Periboea)	51	2008	Mother of Nausithous	WGPSN
Phemius	11.32°N 73.78°E / 11.32; 73.78 (Phemius)	75.9	1982	Minstrel to the wooers; spared by Odysseus	WGPSN
Philoetius	2.32°N 175.29°E / 2.32; 175.29 (Philoetius)	28.3	2008	Faithful herdsman of Odysseus' flock	WGPSN
Polycaste	1.38°N 86.41°W / 1.38; -86.41 (Polycaste)	23	2008	Daughter of Nestor	WGPSN
Polyphemus	3.48°S 77.02°E / -3.48; 77.02 (Polyphemus)	73	1982	Cyclops battled by Odysseus	WGPSN
Poseidon	55.71°S 101.3°W / -55.71; -101.3 (Poseidon)	63	2008	Son of Cronos brother of Zeus god of the sea	WGPSN
Rhexenor	75.63°S 65.22°W / -75.63; -65.22 (Rhexenor)	38	2008	Brother of Alcinous	WGPSN
Salmoneus	1.77°S 24.82°E / -1.77; 24.82 (Salmoneus)	93	2008	Father of Tyro	WGPSN
Teiresias	60.39°N 0.83°W / 60.39; -0.83 (Teiresias)	14.5	1982	Aged prophet; Odysseus consults him among the dead	WGPSN
Telemachus	54°N 20.62°E / 54; 20.62 (Telemachus)	92	1982	Son of Odysseus	WGPSN
Telemus	34.53°S 3.11°E / -34.53; 3.11 (Telemus)	320	2008	Prophet of the Cyclops	WGPSN
Theoclymenus	14.43°S 154.37°E / -14.43; 154.37 (Theoclymenus)	34.3	2008	Fugitive prophet given refuge on Telemachus’ ship	WGPSN

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Thebe (1)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Zethus	10°N 175°W	40	2000	Husband of Thebe in Greek myths	WGPSN

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Titan (11)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Afekan	25.8°N 159.7°E / 25.8; 159.7 (Afekan)	115	2008	New Guinea goddess of creation and knowledge who teaches people how to live correctly	WGPSN
Beag	34.74°S 169.55°W / -34.74; -169.55 (Beag)	27	2015	Celtic/Irish goddess of water education and knowledge. Anyone who drinks the water from her well will become wise	WGPSN
Forseti	25.53°N 10.4°W / 25.53; -10.4 (Forseti)	145	2015	Norse god the wisest and most eloquent of the Aesir	WGPSN
Hano	40.3°N 14.9°E / 40.3; 14.9 (Hano)	100	2011	Bella Coola (northwestern USA and western Canada) goddess of education knowledge and magic. She manifested as a shaman so she could teach the people	WGPSN
Ksa	14°N 65.4°W / 14; -65.4 (Ksa)	29	2006	Lakota and Oglala (South Dakota USA) god of wisdom	WGPSN
Menrva	20.1°N 87.2°W / 20.1; -87.2 (Menrva)	392	2006	Etruscan goddess of wisdom	WGPSN
Momoy	11.6°N 44.6°W / 11.6; -44.6 (Momoy)	40	2011	Chumash (California USA) ancestor shaman and goddess of magic education knowledge health and healing	WGPSN
Mystis	0.07°N 165.14°E / 0.07; 165.14 (Mystis)	20	2015	Greek nymph a minor deity nurse of the god Dionysus who instructed him in the Mysteries	WGPSN
Selk	7°N 161°E	80	2008	Egyptian goddess of knowledge writing education and reptiles	WGPSN
Sinlap	11.3°N 16°W / 11.3; -16 (Sinlap)	80	2006	Kachin (N. Burma) wise spirit who dwells in the sky and gives wisdom to his worshippers	WGPSN
Soi	24.3°N 140.9°W / 24.3; -140.9 (Soi)	75	2012	Melanesian (New Ireland Island Papua New Guinea) god of wisdom	WGPSN

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Titania (15)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Adriana	20.1°S 3.9°E / -20.1; 3.9 (Adriana)	50	1988	Wife of Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors	WGPSN
Bona	55.8°S 8.8°W / -55.8; -8.8 (Bona)	51	1988	Sister of the French queen in Henry VI part 3	WGPSN
Calphurnia	42.4°S 68.6°W / -42.4; -68.6 (Calphurnia)	100	1988	Wife of Julius Caesar	WGPSN
Elinor	44.8°S 26.4°W / -44.8; -26.4 (Elinor)	74	1988	Mother of King John	WGPSN
Gertrude	15.8°S 72.9°W / -15.8; -72.9 (Gertrude)	326	1988	Mother of Hamlet	WGPSN
Imogen	23.8°S 38.8°W / -23.8; -38.8 (Imogen)	28	1988	Cymbelline's daughter	WGPSN
Iras	19.2°S 21.2°W / -19.2; -21.2 (Iras)	33	1988	Attendant to Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra	WGPSN
Jessica	55.3°S 74.1°W / -55.3; -74.1 (Jessica)	64	1988	Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice	WGPSN
Katherine	51.2°S 28.1°W / -51.2; -28.1 (Katherine)	75	1988	Henry VIII's first queen	WGPSN
Lucetta	14.7°S 82.9°W / -14.7; -82.9 (Lucetta)	58	1988	Waiting woman to Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona	WGPSN
Marina	15.5°S 44°W / -15.5; -44 (Marina)	40	1988	Daughter to Pericles in Pericles Prince of Tyre	WGPSN
Mopsa	11.9°S 57.8°W / -11.9; -57.8 (Mopsa)	101	1988	Shepardess in The Winter's Tale	WGPSN
Phrynia	24.3°S 50.8°W / -24.3; -50.8 (Phrynia)	35	1988	Alcibiades' mistress in Timon of Athens	WGPSN
Ursula	12.4°S 45.2°E / -12.4; 45.2 (Ursula)	135	1988	Attendant to Hero and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing	WGPSN
Valeria	34.5°S 4.2°E / -34.5; 4.2 (Valeria)	59	1988	Friend to Vergilia in Coriolanus	WGPSN

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Triton (9)

Crater	Coordinates	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Amarum	26°N 24.5°E / 26; 24.5 (Amarum)	1991	Quecha (Ecuador) water boa	WGPSN
Andvari	20.5°N 34°E / 20.5; 34 (Andvari)	1991	Norse fish shaped dwarf	WGPSN
Cay	12°S 44°E	1991	Mayan deity	WGPSN
Ilomba	14.5°S 57°E / -14.5; 57 (Ilomba)	1991	Lozi (Zambia) water snake linked with destruction	WGPSN
Kurma	16.5°S 61°E / -16.5; 61 (Kurma)	1991	Vishnu in the form of a tortoise	WGPSN
Mazomba	18.5°S 63.5°E / -18.5; 63.5 (Mazomba)	1991	Chaga (Tanzania) mythical large fish	WGPSN
Ravgga	3°S 71.5°E / -3; 71.5 (Ravgga)	1991	Finnish fortune-telling fish god	WGPSN
Tangaroa	25°S 65.5°E / -25; 65.5 (Tangaroa)	1991	Māori fishing and sea god	WGPSN
Vodyanoy	17°S 28.5°E / -17; 28.5 (Vodyanoy)	1991	Slavic water spirit	WGPSN

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Umbriel (13)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Alberich	33.6°S 42.2°E / -33.6; 42.2 (Alberich)	52	1988	Dwarf who guarded Niebelung gold also had a mantle of invisibility	WGPSN
Fin	37.4°S 44.3°E / -37.4; 44.3 (Fin)	43	1988	Troll who helped build a church in Kallundburg Zealand	WGPSN
Gob	12.7°S 27.8°E / -12.7; 27.8 (Gob)	88	1988	King of gnomes	WGPSN
Kanaloa	10.8°S 14.3°W / -10.8; -14.3 (Kanaloa)	86	1988	Polynesian chief evil spirit	WGPSN
Malingee	22.9°S 13.9°E / -22.9; 13.9 (Malingee)	164	1988	Aboriginal spirit who travels at night	WGPSN
Minepa	42.7°S 8.2°E / -42.7; 8.2 (Minepa)	58	1988	Macouas and Banayis evil spirit	WGPSN
Peri	9.2°S 4.3°E / -9.2; 4.3 (Peri)	61	1988	Persian evil spirit who disguised malevolence by charm; disturbed natural elements and heavenly bodies	WGPSN
Setibos	30.8°S 13.7°W / -30.8; -13.7 (Setibos)	50	1988	Chief devil	WGPSN
Skynd	1.8°S 28.3°W / -1.8; -28.3 (Skynd)	72	1988	Troll who stole three wives of a man living in Englerup	WGPSN
Vuver	4.7°S 48.4°W / -4.7; -48.4 (Vuver)	98	1988	Volga Finn evil spirit	WGPSN
Wokolo	30°S 1.8°E / -30; 1.8 (Wokolo)	208	1988	Baramba (West Africa) devil spirit	WGPSN
Wunda	7.9°S 86.4°W / -7.9; -86.4 (Wunda)	131	1988	Australian dark spirit	WGPSN
Zlyden	23.3°S 33.8°W / -23.3; -33.8 (Zlyden)	44	1988	Slavic evil spirit	WGPSN

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Venus (900)

Vesta (90)

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Aconia	7.54°N 151.37°E / 7.54; 151.37 (Aconia)	19	2014	Fabia Aconia Paulina; Roman aristocratic woman wife of Praetextatus (d. c. 384)	WGPSN
Aelia	14.26°S 69.2°W / -14.26; -69.2 (Aelia)	4.34	2012	Aelia Oculata; Roman vestal virgin (c. 83)	WGPSN
Africana	68.99°N 14.13°W / 68.99; -14.13 (Africana)	25.43	2014	Cornelia Africana; Roman noblewoman wife of Tiberus Gracchus Major mother of Tiberus and Gaius Gracchus (c. 190-100 B.C.)	WGPSN
Albana	76.61°N 159.31°W / 76.61; -159.31 (Albana)	90.86	2012	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Albia	27.85°S 78.85°E / -27.85; 78.85 (Albia)	5.79	2014	Albia Dominica; Roman noblewoman wife of Emperor Valens (c. 337–378)	WGPSN
Alypia	70.22°S 139.22°E / -70.22; 139.22 (Alypia)	15.17	2014	Roman noblewoman daughter of Anthemius and Aelia Euphemia wife of Ricimer (fl. 467-472)	WGPSN
Angioletta	40.16°S 179.25°E / -40.16; 179.25 (Angioletta)	18.42	2014	Angioletta Coradini; Italian planetary scientist (1946-2011)	WGPSN
Antonia	58.7°S 9.22°W / -58.7; -9.22 (Antonia)	16.75	2012	Famous Roman woman daughter of M. Antonius and Octavia wife of Drusus mother of Germanicus Livilla and Emperor Claudius (36 B.C. - A.D. 37)	WGPSN
Aquilia	49.41°S 169.12°W / -49.41; -169.12 (Aquilia)	36.82	2012	Julia Aquilia Severa; Roman vestal virgin (c. 218)	WGPSN
Arruntia	39.44°N 138.41°W / 39.44; -138.41 (Arruntia)	10.49	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 70 B.C.)	WGPSN
Bellicia	37.73°N 162.24°W / 37.73; -162.24 (Bellicia)	41.68	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century)	WGPSN
Bruttia	63.81°N 122.91°W / 63.81; -122.91 (Bruttia)	20.68	2014	Bruttia Crispina; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Commodus (164-191)	WGPSN
Caesonia	31.2°N 110.07°W / 31.2; -110.07 (Caesonia)	104.23	2014	Atia Balba Caesonia; Roman noblewoman daughter of Julius Caesar's sister mother of Emperor Augustus (85-43 B.C.)	WGPSN
Calpurnia	16.72°N 10.9°W / 16.72; -10.9 (Calpurnia)	50.19	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century)	WGPSN
Cannutia	58.93°S 145.27°W / -58.93; -145.27 (Cannutia)	17.97	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 213)	WGPSN
Canuleia	33.62°S 84.52°E / -33.62; 84.52 (Canuleia)	11.32	2012	One of the first Roman vestal virgins	WGPSN
Caparronia	35.71°N 42.97°W / 35.71; -42.97 (Caparronia)	53.2	2011	Roman vestal virgin (d. 266 B.C.)	WGPSN
Charito	44.8°S 90.71°E / -44.8; 90.71 (Charito)	6.55	2014	Roman Empress daughter of military commander Lucillianus wife of Emperor Jovian (mid 4th century C.E.)	WGPSN
Claudia	1.65°S 146°E / -1.65; 146 (Claudia)	0.57	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 143 B.C.)	WGPSN
Coelia	1.14°S 120.18°W / -1.14; -120.18 (Coelia)	14.06	2014	Coelia Concordia; the last Roman vestal virgin and the last Vestalis Maxima (Chief Vestal) after the Temple of Vesta was closed in 391 (d. 406 A.D.)	WGPSN
Cornelia	9.37°S 15.57°E / -9.37; 15.57 (Cornelia)	14.9	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 23)	WGPSN
Cossinia	0.63°N 178.96°E / 0.63; 178.96 (Cossinia)	15.72	2014	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Domitia	37.62°N 22.04°W / 37.62; -22.04 (Domitia)	32.99	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 10-19)	WGPSN
Domna	11.11°S 134.07°W / -11.11; -134.07 (Domna)	13.53	2012	Julia; wife of Roman emperor Severus	WGPSN
Drusilla	15.05°S 51.22°E / -15.05; 51.22 (Drusilla)	20.34	2012	Julia; famous Roman woman second daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina sister of Gaius (16-38)	WGPSN
Eumachia	0.14°N 42.94°W / 0.14; -42.94 (Eumachia)	25.78	2012	Priestess and prominent citizen of Pompeii (c. 1st century)	WGPSN
Eusebia	42.04°S 5.69°W / -42.04; -5.69 (Eusebia)	23.44	2012	Famous Roman woman second wife of Constantius II	WGPSN
Eutropia	22.4°N 104.99°W / 22.4; -104.99 (Eutropia)	21.09	2012	Wife of Maximian (c. 324)	WGPSN
Fabia	15.53°N 55.76°E / 15.53; 55.76 (Fabia)	11.62	2012	Roman vestal virgin (served as a vestal virgin from 73 to pre 58 B.C.)	WGPSN
Fausta	25.44°S 99.76°E / -25.44; 99.76 (Fausta)	3.14	2014	Flavia Maxima; Roman Empress wife of Constantine I executed by him (d. 326)	WGPSN
Flavola	9.16°S 30.44°W / -9.16; -30.44 (Flavola)	2.87	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 215)	WGPSN
Floronia	36.23°N 94.06°E / 36.23; 94.06 (Floronia)	18.54	2011	Roman vestal virgin (d. 216 B.C.)	WGPSN
Fonteia	53.25°S 68.59°W / -53.25; -68.59 (Fonteia)	20.61	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 69 B.C.)	WGPSN
Fulvia	26.13°S 67.35°W / -26.13; -67.35 (Fulvia)	16.73	2014	Wife of Clodius Curio and Antony	WGPSN
Fundania	57.62°N 74.98°W / 57.62; -74.98 (Fundania)	29.23	2014	Annia Fundania Faustina; Roman noblewoman cousin of M. Aurelius victim of Commodus (d. 192)	WGPSN
Galeria	29.82°S 18.38°E / -29.82; 18.38 (Galeria)	21.77	2012	Galeria Fundana; wife of Emperor Vitellius (c. 1st century)	WGPSN
Gegania	4.05°N 149.23°W / 4.05; -149.23 (Gegania)	22.33	2011	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Graecina	37.45°S 122.99°W / -37.45; -122.99 (Graecina)	11.93	2014	Pomponia Graecina; Roman noblewoman married to the consul Aulus Plautius (d. A.D. 83)	WGPSN
Helena	41.51°S 87.45°W / -41.51; -87.45 (Helena)	22.06	2011	Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; mother of Constantine the Great	WGPSN
Herennia	72.42°S 10.33°E / -72.42; 10.33 (Herennia)	22.33	2014	Herennia Etruscilla; Roman Empress wife of Emperor Decius mother of Emperors Etruscus Herrenius and Hostilian (c. 250)	WGPSN
Hortensia	46.85°S 165.38°E / -46.85; 165.38 (Hortensia)	29.45	2014	Daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius (fl. c. 50 B.C.); she was known as a skilled orator	WGPSN
Iuinia	35.58°S 121.78°W / -35.58; -121.78 (Iuinia)	3.03	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 107)	WGPSN
Justina	34.41°S 107.88°E / -34.41; 107.88 (Justina)	7.62	2012	Famous Roman woman second wife of Emperor Valentinian	WGPSN
Laelia	46.82°S 69.55°W / -46.82; -69.55 (Laelia)	8.89	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 62)	WGPSN
Laeta	14.9°N 30.1°W / 14.9; -30.1 (Laeta)	1.37	2014	Clodia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213)	WGPSN
Laurentia	28.15°S 92.8°E / -28.15; 92.8 (Laurentia)	11.48	2014	Acca; mythical woman wife of the shepherd Faustulus in Roman mythology adoptive mother of Romulus and Remus	WGPSN
Lepida	16.74°N 96.76°E / 16.74; 96.76 (Lepida)	42.9	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 25)	WGPSN
Licinia	23.34°N 167.35°E / 23.34; 167.35 (Licinia)	24.05	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 140-113 B.C.)	WGPSN
Lollia	37.36°S 117.67°W / -37.36; -117.67 (Lollia)	4.9	2014	Lollia Paulina; Roman woman of distinguished ancestry and great wealth Roman Empress as the third wife of Caligula (15-49)	WGPSN
Longina	36.96°N 20.65°E / 36.96; 20.65 (Longina)	17.65	2014	Domitia; Roman empress wife of Emperor Domitian Augusta of Rome (c. 51-130)	WGPSN
Lucilla	75.96°S 60.88°W / -75.96; -60.88 (Lucilla)	19.3	2014	Annia; Roman Empress mother of M. Aurelius married to Emperors L. Verus and then to Ti. Claudius (c. 150-182)	WGPSN
Mamilia	48.39°N 82.09°E / 48.39; 82.09 (Mamilia)	35.67	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 240)	WGPSN
Marcia	8.98°N 20.45°W / 8.98; -20.45 (Marcia)	67.6	2011	Roman vestal virgin (d. 113 B.C.)	WGPSN
Mariamne	68.44°S 9.27°W / -68.44; -9.27 (Mariamne)	30.33	2014	Second wife of Herod king of Roman province Judea known for her great beauty (c. 60-29 B.C.)	WGPSN
Metrodora	59.43°S 100.54°E / -59.43; 100.54 (Metrodora)	23.99	2014	Claudia Metrodora; Greek woman with Roman citizenship prominent public benefactor (mid 1st century A.D.)	WGPSN
Minervina	16.85°N 160.71°W / 16.85; -160.71 (Minervina)	18.34	2014	The first wife of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great mother of Crispus (early 4th century)	WGPSN
Minucia	20.2°N 2.8°W / 20.2; -2.8 (Minucia)	23.15	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 337 B.C.)	WGPSN
Myia	50.53°S 103.66°W / -50.53; -103.66 (Myia)	2.59	2012	Daughter of Pythagoras and Theano wife of Milon of Crotona	WGPSN
Numisia	7.48°S 37.25°E / -7.48; 37.25 (Numisia)	29.94	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 204)	WGPSN
Occia	15.47°S 168.48°E / -15.47; 168.48 (Occia)	7.34	2012	Roman vestal virgin (served as vestal virgin from c. 40 B.C. to A.D. 19)	WGPSN
Octavia	3.3°S 62.79°W / -3.3; -62.79 (Octavia)	30.62	2012	Roman vestal virgin (third century A.D.)	WGPSN
Oppia	7.89°S 99.08°E / -7.89; 99.08 (Oppia)	36.67	2011	Roman vestal virgin (d. 483 B.C.)	WGPSN
Paculla	64.22°S 151.15°E / -64.22; 151.15 (Paculla)	22.34	2014	Paculla Annia; Campanian (Southern Italy) priestess of Bacchus whose reforms radically altered the Bacchanalian ritual in ancient Rome (fl. c. 188 B.C.)	WGPSN
Paulina	10.92°N 133.11°E / 10.92; 133.11 (Paulina)	18.13	2012	Aurelia; priestess for life of asylum-granting Artemis Pergaia built hydreion at her own expense	WGPSN
Perpennia	23.03°S 101.25°W / -23.03; -101.25 (Perpennia)	21.36	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 100-70 B.C.)	WGPSN
Pinaria	29.54°S 178.37°W / -29.54; -178.37 (Pinaria)	41.76	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 600 B.C.)	WGPSN
Placidia	19.24°N 78.62°W / 19.24; -78.62 (Placidia)	14.75	2014	Galla; daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodorius I wife of Athualf King of the Visigoths and Constantius III Roman Emperor (390-450)	WGPSN
Plancia	61.56°N 16.09°W / 61.56; -16.09 (Plancia)	18.48	2014	Plancia Magna; daughter of Roman Senator Varus wife of Tertullus benefactress and patron of Perga the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia in Asia Minor (1st-2nd century A.D.)	WGPSN
Pomponia	70.2°N 97.42°W / 70.2; -97.42 (Pomponia)	59.07	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 213)	WGPSN
Portia	0.91°N 168.83°W / 0.91; -168.83 (Portia)	11.44	2014	Daughter of Roman statesman Cato Uticensis second wife of M. Brutus (c. 70-43/42 B.C.)	WGPSN
Postumia	33.84°N 33.77°E / 33.84; 33.77 (Postumia)	195.89	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 420 B.C.)	WGPSN
Publicia	14.53°N 125.64°W / 14.53; -125.64 (Publicia)	15.79	2012	Flavia Publicia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213)	WGPSN
Rheasilvia	71.95°S 86.3°E / -71.95; 86.3 (Rheasilvia)	450	2011	Rhea Silvia Roman vestal virgin mother of Romulus and Remus (c. 770 B.C.)	WGPSN
Rubria	7.32°S 168.34°E / -7.32; 168.34 (Rubria)	10.27	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 54)	WGPSN
Rufillia	12.92°S 71.29°W / -12.92; -71.29 (Rufillia)	15.79	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 250-301)	WGPSN
Scantia	29.63°N 64.65°E / 29.63; 64.65 (Scantia)	18.61	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 40 B.C.-A.D. 23)	WGPSN
Sentia	38.39°S 170.75°E / -38.39; 170.75 (Sentia)	16.54	2014	Amaesia Sentia; mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an instance of a female who pleaded her own cause before the praetor; called “Androgyne” for having a man's spirit with a female body	WGPSN
Serena	20.43°S 89.29°W / -20.43; -89.29 (Serena)	18.47	2012	Roman noblewoman niece of Emperor Theodosius (c. 400)	WGPSN
Severina	75.41°S 88.45°W / -75.41; -88.45 (Severina)	34.74	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 240)	WGPSN
Sextilia	39°S 64.07°W / -39; -64.07 (Sextilia)	19.48	2011	Roman vestal virgin (d. 274 B.C.)	WGPSN
Sossia	36.78°S 75.76°E / -36.78; 75.76 (Sossia)	8.11	2012	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Tarpeia	69.47°S 179.3°E / -69.47; 179.3 (Tarpeia)	40.29	2011	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Teia	3.44°S 61.06°E / -3.44; 61.06 (Teia)	6.69	2012	Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina Roman vestal virgin (c. 200)	WGPSN
Torquata	46.45°N 143.78°E / 46.45; 143.78 (Torquata)	34.73	2012	Roman vestal virgin (c. 48)	WGPSN
Tuccia	39.86°S 13.19°W / -39.86; -13.19 (Tuccia)	11.65	2011	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Urbinia	29.88°S 66.26°E / -29.88; 66.26 (Urbinia)	24.25	2011	Roman vestal virgin	WGPSN
Varronilla	29.62°N 179.58°E / 29.62; 179.58 (Varronilla)	158.45	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 10-83)	WGPSN
Veneneia	47.93°S 54.32°W / -47.93; -54.32 (Veneneia)	400	2012	One of the first Roman vestal virgins	WGPSN
Vettenia	4.8°N 130.69°W / 4.8; -130.69 (Vettenia)	18.89	2014	Roman vestal virgin (c. 200)	WGPSN
Vibidia	26.96°S 10.3°E / -26.96; 10.3 (Vibidia)	7.1	2011	Roman vestal virgin (c. 48)	WGPSN

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References

"Nomenclature Search Results: Crater, Craters". usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
"Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 14 August 2017.

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[Gazetteer-Categories-2] "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 14 August 2017.

List of craters in the Solar System

Amalthea (2)

Ariel (17)

Callisto (141)

Ceres (90)

Charon (6)

Dactyl (2)

Deimos (2)

Dione (73)

Earth (190)

Enceladus (53)

Epimetheus (2)

Eros (37)

Europa (41)

Ganymede (131)

Dropped or not approved names

Gaspra (31)

Hyperion (4)

Iapetus (58)

Ida (21)

Itokawa (10)

Janus (4)

Lutetia (19)

Mars (1092)

Mathilde (23)

Mercury (397)

Mimas (35)

Miranda (7)

Moon (1624)

Oberon (9)

Phobos (17)

Phoebe (24)

Pluto (2)

Proteus (1)

Puck (3)

Rhea (128)

Steins (23)

Tethys (50)

Thebe (1)

Titan (11)

Titania (15)

Triton (9)

Umbriel (13)

Venus (900)

Vesta (90)

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