List of geological features on Hyperion

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

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

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Dorsa

Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion (Cassini 2007) Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion.jpg
Bond-Lassell Dorsum on Hyperion (Cassini 2007)

There is one named dorsum (ridge) on Hyperion.

DorsumCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRefs
Bond-Lassell Dorsum 48°00′N143°30′W / 48°N 143.5°W / 48; -143.5 (Bond-Lassell) 01982 George Phillips Bond, William Cranch Bond and William Lassell WGPSN

Craters

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

Crater Coordinates Diameter
(km)		Approval
Year		 Eponym Ref
Bahloo 36°N164°E / 36°N 164°E / 36; 164 (Bahloo) n.a.1982 Bahloo. The Moon; maker of girl babies (Aboriginal mythology) WGPSN
Helios 71°N132°W / 71°N 132°W / 71; -132 (Helios) n.a.1982 Helios. Greek sun god; son of Hyperion (Greek mythology) WGPSN
Jarilo 61°N177°E / 61°N 177°E / 61; 177 (Jarilo) n.a.1982 Jarilo, East Slavic god of the sun fertility and love (Slavic mythology) WGPSN
Meri 3°N171°W / 3°N 171°W / 3; -171 (Meri) n.a.1982 Meri, folk hero; the Sun (Bororó people) WGPSN

References

  1. ↑ “Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed” Space.com / Yahoo News, Jul. 4 2007, archived copy.
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