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List of geological features on Ceres; List of geological features on Vesta; List of geological features on 243 Ida and Dactyl; List of craters on 253 Mathilde; List of geological features on 433 Eros; List of geological features on 951 Gaspra; List of geological features on 25143 Itokawa
Geological features of the Solar System; Origin of Lunar Nomenclature *Note: Some of the "craters" pages should be supplemented with "geological features" pages. External links; USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (also includes nomenclature of satellites and minor planets (asteroids) Descriptions and Latin plurals for surface feature types
The Solar System is believed to have formed according to the nebular hypothesis, first proposed in 1755 by Immanuel Kant and independently formulated by Pierre-Simon Laplace. [2] This theory holds that 4.6 billion years ago the Solar System formed from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud. This initial cloud was likely several ...
This is a list of officially 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]
Planetary geology uses a wide variety of standardized terms for features. [9] All planetary feature names recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) combine one of these terms with a possibly unique identifying name. The conventions which decide the more precise name are dependent on which planetary body the feature is on, but ...
List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System; List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun; List of Solar System objects by size; Lists of geological features of the Solar System; List of natural satellites (moons) Lists of small Solar System bodies; Lists of comets; List of meteor showers; Minor planets. List of minor ...
Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the features can be easily located, described, and discussed. [1]
Following are the largest impact craters on various worlds of the Solar System. For a full list of named craters, see List of craters in the Solar System. The ratio column compares the crater diameter with the diameter of the impacted celestial body. The maximum crater diameter is 157% of the body diameter (the circumference along a great circle).