List of geological features on Ganymede

This is a list of named geological features, except craters, on Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. The list is complete as of August 2022.

Catenae (crater chains)

Catenae on Ganymede are named after deities from Middle Eastern mythology.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Enki Catena		160	1997	Enki, Principal water god of the Apsu.
Khnum Catena		66	1997	Khnum, Egyptian creation god.
Nanshe Catena		103.8	1997	Goddess of springs and canals, daughter of Enki.
Terah Catena		283	2000	Phoenician moon god who battled with Keret in Negeb.

Faculae

Bright patches on Ganymede's surface, called faculae, are named after important and sacred places from Ancient Egyptian mythology.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Abydos Facula		180	1985	Abydos, Egyptian town where Osiris was worshipped.
Akhmin Facula		245	1997	Akhmim, Egyptian town where Min was worshipped.
Bigeh Facula		224	2000	Bigeh, island where Hapi, Egyptian Nile god, resided.
Busiris Facula		369	1985	Busiris, town in lower Egypt where Osiris was first installed as local god.
Buto Facula		245	1985	Swamp where Isis hid Osiris' body.
Coptos Facula		329	1985	Coptos, early town from which caravans departed.
Edfu Facula		184	1985	Edfu, Egyptian town where Horus was worshipped.
Heliopolis Facula		50	1997	Heliopolis, sacred Egyptian city of the sun.
Hermopolis Facula		260	1997	Hermopolis, place where Unut was worshipped.
Memphis Facula		361	1985	Memphis, ancient capital of lower kingdom.
Siwah Facula		220	1985	Siwa, oasis oracle of Zeus-Ammon; visited by Alexander.
Tettu Facula		189	1985	Egyptian town where Hatmenit and Osiris were worshipped.
Thebes Facula		360	1985	Thebes, ancient capital of upper kingdom.

Fossae (ditches)

Fossae on Ganymede are named after deities and theological principles from Middle Eastern mythologies.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Lakhamu Fossa		370	1985	Dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat.
Lakhmu Fossae		3,700	1985	Lahmu, dragon monster, or divine natural force produced by Apsu and Tiamat.
Zu Fossae		2,900	1985	Anzû (Zu), dragon of chaos slain by Marduk.

Paterae

Isolated, shallow depressions on Ganymede's surface, called paterae, are named after dried-up river valleys that are found in the Middle East.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Hammamat Patera		45	2015	Wadi Hammamat in Egypt, associated with petroglyphs and ancient mining.
Hamra Patera		43	2015	Wadi in Jordan, associated with red sandstone cliffs and ancient copper mines.
Musa Patera		69	2015	Wadi Musa in Jordan, proximal to Petra archeological site.
Natrun Patera		37.5	2015	Wadi El Natrun in Egypt, site of ancient monasteries, proximal to site of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's aircraft crash that inspired the novella “The Little Prince”.
Rum Patera		38	2015	Wadi Rum in Jordan associated with travels of T. E. Lawrence, petroglyphs, and several Neolithic sites.
Yaroun Patera		96	2015	Wadi Yaroun in Lebanon, Neolithic archaeological site.

Regiones

Regiones, which are dark, ancient regions on Ganymede's surface, are named after astronomers who contributed to the discovery of Jupiter's moons.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Barnard Regio		3,200	1979	Edward E.; American astronomer.
Galileo Regio		4,440	1979	Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer.
Marius Regio		4,940	1979	Simon; German astronomer.
Melotte Regio		4,100	2013	Philibert Jacques; British astronomer.
Nicholson Regio		3,900	1979	Seth Barnes; American astronomer.
Perrine Regio		3,800	1979	Charles D.; American astronomer.

Sulci

Sulci are brighter, younger, and relatively smoother, grooved terrains on Ganymede. They are mostly named after deities, heroes, and important places from Middle Eastern mythologies. Others are named after places and concepts associated with the mythological Trojan prince Ganymede and his home kingdom of Troy from Greek mythology. One is named after a mythological place from Maya mythology.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Approval Date	Namesake	Refs
Akitu Sulcus		365	1997	Where Marduk's statue was carried each year.
Anshar Sulcus		1,372	1979	Assyro-Babylonian; celestial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
Apsu Sulci		1,950	1979	Sumero-Akkadian; primordial ocean.
Aquarius Sulcus		1,420	1979	Greek; Zeus set Ganymede among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius, the water carrier.
Arbela Sulcus		1,940	1985	Assyrian town where Ishtar was worshipped.
Babylon Sulci		3,100	July 29, 2013	Assyro-Babylonian town in the land known as Akkad.
Borsippa Sulcus		3,300	July 29, 2013	Akkadian town, location of the Sumerian god Nabu's principal sanctuary
Bubastis Sulci		2,651	1988	Town in Egypt where Bast was worshipped.
Byblus Sulcus		645	1997	Ancient Phoenician city where Adonis was worshipped.
Dardanus Sulcus		2,988	1979	Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle.
Dukug Sulcus		385	1985	Sumerian holy cosmic chamber of the gods.
Elam Sulci		1,855	1985	Ancient Babylonian seat of sun worship, in present-day Iran.
Erech Sulcus		953	1985	Akkadian town that was built by Marduk.
Harpagia Sulcus		1,792	1985	Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle.
Hursag Sulcus		750	1985	Sumerian mountain where winds dwell.
Kishar Sulcus		1,187	1979	Assyro-Babylonian; terrestrial-world home of Lakhmu and Lakhamu.
Lagash Sulcus		1,575	1985	Early Babylonian town.
Larsa Sulcus		1,000	2000	Sumerian town.
Mashu Sulcus		2,960	1979	Assyro-Babylonian; mountain with twin peaks where sun rose and set.
Mummu Sulcus		2,680	July 29, 2013	Assyro-Babylonian; the tumult of the waves at the place where the waters of primordial freshwater ocean Apsu and salt sea Tiamat are mingled.
Mysia Sulci		5,066	1979	Greek; where Ganymede was abducted by an eagle.
Nineveh Sulcus		1,700	1997	City where Ishtar was worshipped.
Nippur Sulcus		1,425	1985	Sumerian city.
Nun Sulci		1,500	1979	Egyptian; chaos; primordial ocean; held germ of all things.
Philae Sulcus		900	1997	Temple that was the chief sanctuary of Isis.
Philus Sulcus		465	1979	Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
Phrygia Sulcus		3,700	1979	Greek; kingdom in Asia Minor where Ganymede was born.
Shuruppak Sulcus		2,800	2000	Assyro-Babylonian town on the banks of the Euphrates River where the gods planned the great flood.
Sicyon Sulcus		2,125	1979	Greek; where Ganymede and Hebe were worshipped as rain-givers.
Sippar Sulcus		1,508	1985	Ancient Babylonian town.
Tiamat Sulcus		1,330	1979	Assyro-Babylonian; tumultuous sea from which everything was generated.
Umma Sulcus		1,270	2000	Sumerian town.
Ur Sulcus		1,145	1985	Ancient Sumerian seat of moon worship.
Uruk Sulcus		2,200	1979	Babylonian city ruled by Gilgamesh.
Xibalba Sulcus		2,200	1997	Mayan "place of fright"; destination of those who escaped violent death.