List of geological features on Proteus

This is a list of named craters on Proteus. Protean craters are named after water-related spirits, gods, goddesses (excluding Greek and Roman names).

Crater	Named after
Pharos	Pharos, island where Proteus reigned.

External links

USGS: Proteus nomenclature

Moons of Neptune

Generally listed in increasing distance from Neptune

Regular (inner)	Naiad Thalassa Despina Galatea Larissa S/2004 N 1 Proteus

Triton	Triton (Atmosphere Geological features Sky)

Irregular	Nereid Halimede Sao Laomedeia Psamathe Neso

See also	Neptune trojans Rings of Neptune

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Neptune

Geography

Characteristics
- Great Dark Spot
- Small Dark Spot
Rings
The Scooter

Moons

Astronomy

Discovery	Johann Gottfried Galle John Couch Adams Heinrich Louis d'Arrest William Lassell Urbain Le Verrier

General	Kuiper belt Neptune-crossing minor planets

Trojans	2001 QR₃₂₂ 2004 KV₁₈ 2004 UP₁₀ 2005 TN₅₃ 2005 TO₇₄ 2006 RJ₁₀₃ 2007 VL₃₀₅ 2008 LC₁₈ 2011 HM₁₀₂

Exploration

Past	Voyager 2 (1989 flyby)

Proposals	ODINUS Triton Hopper Argo

Cancelled	Mariner Mark II Neptune Orbiter New Horizons 2

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