Catenae on Ganymede
4 named features carry the IAU descriptor Catena — a chain of craters on Ganymede, out of 59 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
4
of 196 named places on Ganymede — 2.0%
Largest
283 km
Terah Catena
Median size
132 km
Across the 4 with a measured diameter
Named between
1997–2000
IAU approval dates
How catenae on Ganymede get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 4 catenae with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Assyro-Babylonian.
Assyro-Babylonian2Phoenician1Egypt1
All 4 catenae on Ganymede
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Catenae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 55 more features.