List of geological features on Mercury is an itemization of mountains, valleys, craters and other landform features of the planet Mercury. 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 radio telescope facilities; plains are called planitiae, 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.
See also list of craters on Mercury, list of albedo features on Mercury, and list of quadrangles on Mercury
Longitude is west longitude.
| Feature | Latitude | Longitude | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains | |||
| Caloris Montes | 39.4 | 187.2 | Latin for 'mountains of heat' |
| Ridges | |||
| Antoniadi Dorsum | 25.1 | 30.5 | Eugène Antoniadi |
| Schiaparelli Dorsum | 23 | 164.1 | Giovanni Schiaparelli |
| Fossae | |||
| Pantheon Fossae | 30.5 | 197.0 | The Pantheon, Rome |
| Valleys | |||
| Arecibo Vallis | -27.5 | 28.4 | Arecibo Observatory |
| Goldstone Vallis | -15.8 | 31.7 | Goldstone Observatory |
| Haystack Vallis | 4.7 | 46.2 | Haystack Observatory |
| Simeiz Vallis | -13.2 | 64.3 | Simeiz Observatory |
| Plains | |||
| Borealis Planitia | 73.4 | 79.5 | Latin for 'northern plain' |
| Budh Planitia | 22 | 150.9 | Hindu word for Mercury. |
| Caloris Planitia | 30.5 | 189.8 | Latin for 'heat's plain' |
| Odin Planitia | 23.3 | 171.6 | Norse god Odin |
| Sobkou Planitia | 39.9 | 129.9 | Messenger god. |
| Suisei Planitia | 59.2 | 150.8 | Japanese for Mercury. |
| Tir Planitia | 0.8 | 176.1 | Norse for Mercury. |
| Escarpments | |||
| Adventure Rupes | -65.1 | 65.5 | HMS Adventure, ship of Captain Cook |
| Astrolabe Rupes | -42.6 | 70.7 | Astrolabe, ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville |
| Beagle Rupes | -1.9 | 258.89 | HMS Beagle, ship on which Charles Darwin sailed |
| Discovery Rupes | -56.3 | 38.3 | HMS Discovery, ship of Captain Cook |
| Endeavour Rupes | 37.5 | 31.3 | HM Bark Endeavour, ship of Captain Cook |
| Fram Rupes | -56.9 | 93.3 | Fram, ship of Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup and Roald Amundsen |
| Gjöa Rupes | -66.7 | 159.3 | Gjøa, ship of Roald Amundsen |
| Heemskerck Rupes | 25.9 | 125.3 | Ship of Abel Tasman |
| Hero Rupes | -58.4 | 171.4 | Ship of Nathaniel Palmer |
| Mirni Rupes | -37.3 | 39.9 | Mirny, ship of Mikhail Lazarev |
| Pourquoi-Pas Rupes | -58.1 | 156 | Pourquoi Pas? IV, ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot |
| Resolution Rupes | -63.8 | 51.7 | HMS Resolution, ship of Captain Cook |
| Santa María Rupes | 5.5 | 19.7 | Santa María, ship of Christopher Columbus |
| Victoria Rupes | 50.9 | 31.1 | Victoria, ship of Ferdinand Magellan |
| Vostok Rupes | -37.7 | 19.5 | Vostok, ship of Fabian von Bellingshausen |
| Zarya Rupes | -42.8 | 20.5 | Zarya, a Soviet experimental schooner |
| Zeehaen Rupes | 51 | 157 | Ship of Jules Dumont d'Urville |
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