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Craters on Titan

12 named features carry the IAU descriptor Crater — a circular depression, almost always an impact scar on Titan, out of 4,787 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
12
of 304 named places on Titan — 3.9%
Largest
392 km
Menrva
Median size
77.5 km
Across the 12 with a measured diameter
Named between
2006–2024
IAU approval dates

How craters on Titan get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 12 craters with a recorded origin, 12 categories appear, led by Italy.

Italy1Norse1New Guinea1Bella Coola1Egypt1Burma1Melanesia1Society Is.1

All 12 craters on Titan

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Craters elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 12 other worlds, for 4,775 more features.