title: List of geological features on Ariel
text: # List of geological features on Ariel
  
  This list of geological features on Ariel itemizes the named geological features on the moon of Uranus called Ariel. Nearly all of the features are named for bright spirits of world mythologies. All information in the tables below comes from the United States Geological Survey.
  
  ## Valleys
  
  The grooves running along the median line of chasmata are called valles.
  
  | Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Refs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Leprechaun Vallis | 10°24′S 10°12′E﻿ / ﻿10.4°S 10.2°E﻿ / -10.4; 10.2 | 328 | 1988 | Leprechauns of Irish mythology | WGPSN |
  | Sprite Vallis | 14°54′S 340°00′E﻿ / ﻿14.9°S 340°E﻿ / -14.9; 340 | 305 | 1988 | Sprites of Celtic mythology | WGPSN |
  
  ## Chasms
  
  Arielian graben are called chasmata.
  
  | Name | Coordinates | Length (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Refs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brownie Chasma | 16°00′S 37°36′E﻿ / ﻿16°S 37.6°E﻿ / -16; 37.6 | 343 | 1988 | Brownies (British folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Kachina Chasma | 33°42′S 246°00′E﻿ / ﻿33.7°S 246°E﻿ / -33.7; 246 | 622 | 1988 | Kachina (Hopi mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Kewpie Chasma | 28°18′S 326°54′E﻿ / ﻿28.3°S 326.9°E﻿ / -28.3; 326.9 | 467 | 1988 | Kewpie (British folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Korrigan Chasma | 27°36′S 347°30′E﻿ / ﻿27.6°S 347.5°E﻿ / -27.6; 347.5 | 365 | 1988 | Korrigans (Breton folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Kra Chasma | 32°06′S 354°12′E﻿ / ﻿32.1°S 354.2°E﻿ / -32.1; 354.2 | 142 | 1988 | Kra (Akan belief system) | WGPSN |
  | Pixie Chasma | 20°24′S 5°06′E﻿ / ﻿20.4°S 5.1°E﻿ / -20.4; 5.1 | 278 | 1988 | Pixie (British folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Sylph Chasma | 48°36′S 353°00′E﻿ / ﻿48.6°S 353°E﻿ / -48.6; 353 | 349 | 1988 | Sylph (British folklore) | WGPSN |
  
  ## Craters
  
  | Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Refs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Abans | 15°30′S 251°18′E﻿ / ﻿15.5°S 251.3°E﻿ / -15.5; 251.3 | 20 | 1988 | Aban (Persian mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Agape | 46°54′S 336°30′E﻿ / ﻿46.9°S 336.5°E﻿ / -46.9; 336.5 | 34 | 1988 | Agape (Spenser) | WGPSN |
  | Ataksak | 53°06′S 224°18′E﻿ / ﻿53.1°S 224.3°E﻿ / -53.1; 224.3 | 22 | 1988 | Ataksak (Inuit mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Befana | 17°00′S 31°54′E﻿ / ﻿17°S 31.9°E﻿ / -17; 31.9 | 21 | 1988 | Befana (Italian folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Berylune | 22°30′S 327°54′E﻿ / ﻿22.5°S 327.9°E﻿ / -22.5; 327.9 | 29 | 1988 | Bérylune (Maurice Maeterlinck) | WGPSN |
  | Deive | 22°18′S 23°00′E﻿ / ﻿22.3°S 23°E﻿ / -22.3; 23 | 20 | 1988 | Deive (Lithuanian folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Djadek | 12°00′S 251°06′E﻿ / ﻿12°S 251.1°E﻿ / -12; 251.1 | 22 | 1988 | Djadek (Czech folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Domovoy | 71°30′S 339°42′E﻿ / ﻿71.5°S 339.7°E﻿ / -71.5; 339.7 | 71 | 1988 | Domovoi (Slavic mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Finvara | 15°48′S 19°00′E﻿ / ﻿15.8°S 19°E﻿ / -15.8; 19 | 31 | 1988 | Finvarra (Irish mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Gwyn | 77°30′S 22°30′E﻿ / ﻿77.5°S 22.5°E﻿ / -77.5; 22.5 | 34 | 1988 | Gwyn ap Nudd (Welsh mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Huon | 37°48′S 33°42′E﻿ / ﻿37.8°S 33.7°E﻿ / -37.8; 33.7 | 40 | 1988 | Huon of Bordeaux (French literature) | WGPSN |
  | Laica | 21°18′S 44°24′E﻿ / ﻿21.3°S 44.4°E﻿ / -21.3; 44.4 | 30 | 1988 | Laica (Incan mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Mab | 38°48′S 352°12′E﻿ / ﻿38.8°S 352.2°E﻿ / -38.8; 352.2 | 34 | 1988 | Queen Mab (English folklore) | WGPSN |
  | Melusine | 52°54′S 8°54′E﻿ / ﻿52.9°S 8.9°E﻿ / -52.9; 8.9 | 50 | 1988 | Melusine (French literature) | WGPSN |
  | Oonagh | 21°54′S 244°24′E﻿ / ﻿21.9°S 244.4°E﻿ / -21.9; 244.4 | 39 | 1988 | Oonagh (Irish mythology) | WGPSN |
  | Rima | 18°18′S 260°48′E﻿ / ﻿18.3°S 260.8°E﻿ / -18.3; 260.8 | 41 | 1988 | Rima (William Henry Hudson's Green Mansions) | WGPSN |
  | Yangoor | 68°42′S 279°42′E﻿ / ﻿68.7°S 279.7°E﻿ / -68.7; 279.7 | 78 | 1988 | Yangoor (a good spirit who brings the daylight) | WGPSN |
  