IAU descriptor term
Labyrinthi in the Solar System
Labyrinthus is the term planetary geologists use for a complex of intersecting valleys or ridges. 33 named features carry it, across 4 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Noctis Labyrinthus on Mars at 1,190 km.
Where they are
The largest labyrinthi anywhere
Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.
1Noctis LabyrinthusMars1,190 km2Adamas LabyrinthusMars853 km3Grumman LabyrinthusTitan540 km4Junction LabyrinthusTitan484 km5Lankiveil LabyrinthusTitan450 km6Lampadas LabyrinthusTitan445 km7Harmonthep LabyrinthusTitan363 km8Ecaz LabyrinthusTitan360 km9Cydonia LabyrinthusMars344 km10Gansireed LabyrinthusTitan300 km11Corrin LabyrinthusTitan280 km12Kronin LabyrinthusTitan270 km13Niushe LabyrinthusTitan222 km14Tleilax LabyrinthusTitan207 km15Muritan LabyrinthusTitan200 km16Richese LabyrinthusTitan200 km17Kaitain LabyrinthusTitan196 km18Sikun LabyrinthusTitan175 km19Lernaeus LabyrinthusTitan167 km20Ginaz LabyrinthusTitan160 km21Gamont LabyrinthusTitan130 km22Salusa LabyrinthusTitan126 km23Anbus LabyrinthusTitan120 km24Naraj LabyrinthusTitan115 km25Gammu LabyrinthusTitan115 km26Hyperboreus LabyrinthusMars112 km27Tyrrhenus LabyrinthusMars103 km28Radunitsa LabyrinthusVenus100 km29Tupile LabyrinthusTitan84 km30Ipyr LabyrinthusTitan77 km
What they are named after
Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 33 labyrinthi, 6 categories appear.
United States25Latin3Greek2Slavic1Romania (Rumania)1Hawaii1