This is a list of named geological features on Enceladus. Geological features on Enceladus are named after people and places from Burton's translation of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, also known as The Tales of the Arabian Nights.
Planitiae
editEnceladean plains are called planitiae. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Planitia | Named after |
|---|---|
| Diyar Planitia | Diyar |
| Sarandib Planitia | Serendib |
Dorsa
editEnceladean ridges are called dorsa. They are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
| Dorsum | Named after |
|---|---|
| Cufa Dorsa | Cufa |
| Ebony Dorsum | Ebony |
Sulci
editSulci are long, parallel grooves. Enceladean sulci are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
Fossae
editFossae are ditches or trenches. Enceladean fossae are named after the locations of events in the Arabian Nights.
Rupes
editOn Enceladus, escarpments are called rupes.
| Rupes | Named after |
|---|---|
| Samaria Rupes | Samaria, from Khudadad and His Brothers |
Craters
editEnceladean craters are named after characters in the Arabian Nights.
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Ahmad | Ahmad |
| Ajib | Brother of Gharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib." |
| Al-Bakbuk | Al-Bakbuk |
| Al-Fakik | Al-Fakik |
| Al-Haddar | Al-Haddar |
| Al-Kuz | Al-Kuz |
| Al-Mustazi | Al-Mustazi |
| Aladdin | Aladdin |
| Ali Baba | Ali Baba |
| Ayyub | Ayyub |
| Aziz | Aziz |
| Bahman | Oldest prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Behram | Bahram |
| Dalilah | Dalilah |
| Duban | Duban |
| Dunyazad | Dunyazad |
| Fitnah | Fitnah |
| Ghanim | Ghanim |
| Gharib | Gharib in "The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib." |
| Harun | Harun al-Rashid |
| Hassan | Hassan |
| Hisham | Caliph in "The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth" |
| Ishak | Character in "Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant" |
| Jaʽafar | Jaʻfar ibn Yahya |
| Jansha | Janshah |
| Julnar | Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia |
| Kamar | Kamar al-Akmár in "The Ebony Horse" |
| Kasim | Brother of Ali Baba |
| Khusrau | Sassanid ruler Khosrau II |
| Maʽaruf | Hero of "Maʽaruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah" |
| Marjanah | Marjanah |
| Masrur | Eunuch in "Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis" |
| Morgiana | Slave girl in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" |
| Musa | Musa |
| Mustafa | Mustafa in Aladdin |
| Omar | Omar |
| Otbah | Otbah and Rayya |
| Parwez | Second prince in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Peri-Banu | Peri-Banu |
| Perizadah | Youngest princess in "The Two Sisters Who Envied Their Cadette" |
| Rayya | Otbah and Rayya |
| Sabur | King of Persia in "The Ebony Horse" |
| Salih | Salih |
| Samad | Samad |
| Shahrazad | Shahrazad |
| Shahryar | Shahryar |
| Shakashik | Shakashik |
| Sharrkan | Sharrkan |
| Shirin | Shirin |
| Sindbad | Sindbad |
| Yunan | King of Persian city in "The Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban" |
| Zaynab | Daughter of Dalilah in "The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher" |
| Zumurrud | Zumurrud |
See also
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