IAU descriptor term
Serpentes in the Solar System
Serpens is the term planetary geologists use for a sinuous feature with segments of alternating rise and fall. 5 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Aeolis Serpens on Mars at 539 km.
Where they are
The largest serpentes anywhere
Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.
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 5 serpentes, 3 categories appear.
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