Craters on Enceladus
53 named features carry the IAU descriptor Crater — a circular depression, almost always an impact scar on Enceladus, out of 4,787 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
53
of 85 named places on Enceladus — 62%
Largest
34.1 km
Ali Baba
Median size
15 km
Across the 53 with a measured diameter
Named between
1982–2009
IAU approval dates
How craters on Enceladus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 53 craters with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Arabian.
Arabian53
All 53 craters on Enceladus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Ali Baba34.1 kmDunyazad30.8 kmAladdin30.5 kmSindbad29.4 kmGharib26 kmShahryar24 kmZaynab23.8 kmMusa21.8 kmHisham21.4 kmZumurrud20.8 kmShahrazad19.9 kmKamar19.6 kmYunan19.5 kmDuban18.7 kmAhmad18.1 kmAyyub17.4 kmJulnar17.3 kmAjib15.7 kmDalilah15.5 kmFitnah15.5 kmMustafa15.5 kmMorgiana15.4 kmHassan15.3 kmAl Fakik15.2 kmAl Haddar15.1 kmMasrur15.1 kmSamad15 kmPeri Banu14.9 kmHarun14.6 kmGhanim14.2 kmIshak13.8 kmParwez13.5 kmBehram13.3 kmMarjanah12.9 kmKhusrau12.4 kmOmar11.5 kmJansha10.8 kmBahman10.6 kmAziz10.5 kmKasim10.5 kmPerizadah10.4 kmAl Kuz10.2 kmJa afar10.2 kmAl Mustazi10 kmOtbah10 kmRayya9.5 kmAl Bakbuk9.2 kmShirin8.8 kmShakashik8.5 kmSabur7.5 kmMa aruf7 kmSalih4.4 kmSharrkan4.3 km
Craters elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 12 other worlds, for 4,734 more features.