There are several impact craters named Herschel in the Solar System, although the best known is the huge crater on Saturn's moon Mimas. Most are named after the eighteenth-century astronomer William Herschel.
- Herschel (lunar crater), on the Moon
- Herschel (Martian crater), on Mars
- Herschel (Mimantean crater), on Mimas
- J. Herschel (crater) - a lunar crater named after John Herschel
- C. Herschel (crater) - a lunar crater named after Caroline Herschel
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