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List of geological features on Miranda

This is a list of named geological features on Miranda.

Craters

Mirandan craters are named after characters in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Crater	Named after
Alonso	Alonso, King of Naples
Ferdinand	Ferdinand, Alonso's son
Francisco	Francisco, a lord of Naples
Gonzalo	Gonzalo, A lord of Naples
Prospero	Prospero, the magician
Stephano	Stephano, the drunken butler
Trinculo	Trinculo, the jester

Coronae

Mirandan coronae are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater	Named after
Arden Corona	Forest of Arden (As You Like It)
Elsinore Corona	Elsinore (Hamlet)
Inverness Corona	Inverness (Macbeth)

Regions

Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater	Named after
Dunsinane Regio	Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth)
Ephesus Regio	Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors)
Mantua Regio	Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet)
Sicilia Regio	Sicily (The Winter's Tale)

Scarps

Mirandan scarps are called rupes. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater	Named after
Argier Rupes	Algiers (The Tempest)
Verona Rupes	Verona (Romeo and Juliet)

Sulci

Mirandan sulci are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.

Crater	Named after
Naples Sulcus	Naples (The Tempest)
Syracusa Sulcus	Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors)