List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet

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. Different types of features are named after different things: Mercurian ridges are called dorsa, and are named after astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet; valleys are called valles, and are named after ancient abandoned cities, towns, and settlements; crater chains are called catenae and are named after

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facilities; plains are called

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, and most are named after mythological names associated with Mercury; escarpments are called rupes and are named after the ships of famous explorers; long, narrow depressions are called fossae and are named after works of architecture; bright spots are called faculae and are named after the word snake in various languages. See also

list of craters on Mercury This is a list of named craters on Mercury, the innermost planet of the Solar System ''(for other features, see list of geological features on Mercury)''. Most Mercurian craters are named after famous writers, artists and composers. Accordi ...

, list of albedo features on Mercury, and list of quadrangles on Mercury Longitude is west longitude.

List of geological features on Mercury

References

* Batson R.M., Russell J.F. (1994), ''Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature'', United States Geological Survey Bulletin 212

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