Mensae on Europa
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mensa — a flat-topped elevation with cliff-like edges on Europa, out of 50 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 129 named places on Europa — 2.3%
Largest
49.7 km
Borvo Mensa
Median size
42 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2019–2019
IAU approval dates
How mensae on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 mensae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Celtic.
Celtic3
All 3 mensae on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Mensae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 47 more features.