Geological features of the solar system

Geological features of the solar system

"Recommendation- Geology of solar terrestrial planets"

This is a directory of lists of geological features on other planets, moons and asteroids (in order of increasing distance of the Sun):


= Mercury =

* List of craters on Mercury
* List of geological features on Mercury

Venus

* List of craters on Venus
* List of coronae on Venus
* List of mountains on Venus
* List of terrae on Venus

Earth

* "see also Geology, Plate tectonics, Geologic eras, Geological history of Earth"


= The Moon =

* List of craters on the Moon
* List of maria on the Moon
* List of mountains on the Moon
* List of valleys on the Moon

Mars

* List of craters on Mars
* List of mountains on Mars
* List of Rocks on Mars
* List of valles on Mars
* List of chasmata on Mars
* List of plains on Mars
* List of terrae on Mars
* List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars
* List of surface features of Mars seen by the Spirit rover
* List of surface features of Mars seen by the Opportunity rover

* "see also List of Martian canals"

Phobos and Deimos

* List of features on Phobos and Deimos

Asteroids

* 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

Jupiter

* List of geological features on Jupiter's smaller moons


= Io =

* List of mountains on Io
* List of paterae on Io
* List of geological features on Io


= Europa =

* List of craters on Europa
* List of lineae on Europa
* List of geological features on Europa


= Ganymede =

* List of craters on Ganymede
*List of geological features on Ganymede


= Callisto =

* List of craters on Callisto
* List of geological features on Callisto

Saturn

* List of geological features on Saturn's smaller moons
* List of geological features on Mimas
* List of geological features on Enceladus
* List of geological features on Tethys
* List of geological features on Dione
* List of geological features on Rhea
* List of geological features on Titan
* List of geological features on Hyperion
* List of geological features on Iapetus

Uranus

* List of geological features on Ariel
* List of craters on Umbriel
* List of geological features on Titania
* List of geological features on Oberon
* List of geological features on Miranda
* List of craters on Puck

Neptune

* List of geological features on Triton
* List of craters on Proteus

See also

*
* Planetary nomenclature
* Planetary geology
* List of extraterrestrial dune fields

External links

* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/ USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature] (also includes nomenclature for satellites and minor planets/asteroids)
* [http://www.nineplanets.org/ The Nine Planets - Multimedia Tour of the solar system]


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