List of geological features on 433 Eros
This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 433 Eros.
Regions
Regions (geologically distinct areas) on Eros are named after the co-discoverers of the asteroid.
Regio | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Charlois Regio | 16°S 330°W / 16°S 330°W / -16; -330 (Charlois) | 0 | 2003 | Auguste Charlois | WGPSN |
Witt Regio | 18°N 348°W / 18°N 348°W / 18; -348 (Witt) | 0 | 2003 | Gustav Witt | WGPSN |
Dorsa
Dorsa (ridges) on Eros are named after astronomers who studied the asteroid.
Dorsum | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Finsen Dorsum | 48°S 350°W / 48°S 350°W / -48; -350 (Finsen) | 0 | 2003 | William Stephen Finsen | WGPSN |
Hinks Dorsum | 42°N 318°W / 42°N 318°W / 42; -318 (Hinks) | 0 | 2003 | Arthur Robert Hinks | WGPSN |
Craters
Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Abelard | 3°30′S 12°12′W / 3.5°S 12.2°W / -3.5; -12.2 (Abelard) | 1.1 | 2003 | Peter Abelard | WGPSN |
Aida | 7°54′N 130°30′W / 7.9°N 130.5°W / 7.9; -130.5 (Aida) | 1.6 | 2003 | Aida | WGPSN |
Avtandil | 22°30′S 233°06′W / 22.5°S 233.1°W / -22.5; -233.1 (Avtandil) | 1.2 | 2003 | Avtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin | WGPSN |
Bovary | 61°00′S 27°18′W / 61°S 27.3°W / -61; -27.3 (Bovary) | 0.8 | 2003 | Madame Bovary | WGPSN |
Casanova | 46°36′N 236°00′W / 46.6°N 236°W / 46.6; -236 (Casanova) | 0.9 | 2003 | Casanova | WGPSN |
Catherine | 9°06′N 171°06′W / 9.1°N 171.1°W / 9.1; -171.1 (Catherine) | 1.1 | 2003 | Cathy in Wuthering Heights | WGPSN |
Cupid | 8°06′N 230°12′W / 8.1°N 230.2°W / 8.1; -230.2 (Cupid) | 1.8 | 2003 | Cupid | WGPSN |
Don Juan | 29°30′N 356°42′W / 29.5°N 356.7°W / 29.5; -356.7 (Don Juan) | 1.1 | 2003 | Don Juan | WGPSN |
Don Quixote | 57°42′S 250°48′W / 57.7°S 250.8°W / -57.7; -250.8 (Don Quixote) | 0.9 | 2003 | Don Quixote | WGPSN |
Dulcinea | 76°06′S 272°54′W / 76.1°S 272.9°W / -76.1; -272.9 (Dulcinea) | 1.4 | 2003 | Dulcinea | WGPSN |
Eurydice | 13°30′N 170°00′W / 13.5°N 170°W / 13.5; -170 (Eurydice) | 2.2 | 2003 | Eurydice | WGPSN |
Fujitsubo | 3°42′S 62°42′W / 3.7°S 62.7°W / -3.7; -62.7 (Fujitsubo) | 1.7 | 2003 | Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji | WGPSN |
Galatea | 10°12′S 183°06′W / 10.2°S 183.1°W / -10.2; -183.1 (Galatea) | 1.4 | 2003 | Galatea | WGPSN |
Gamba | 20°36′S 54°06′W / 20.6°S 54.1°W / -20.6; -54.1 (Gamba) | 1.3 | 2003 | Marina Gamba | WGPSN |
Genji | 19°30′S 88°36′W / 19.5°S 88.6°W / -19.5; -88.6 (Genji) | 1.5 | 2003 | Genji in The Tale of Genji | WGPSN |
Heathcliff | 7°24′N 167°54′W / 7.4°N 167.9°W / 7.4; -167.9 (Heathcliff) | 1.1 | 2003 | Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights | WGPSN |
Himeros | 21°12′N 282°18′W / 21.2°N 282.3°W / 21.2; -282.3 (Himeros) | 10 | 2003 | Himeros | WGPSN |
Hios | 9°24′S 130°54′W / 9.4°S 130.9°W / -9.4; -130.9 (Hios) | 1.3 | 2003 | Hios | WGPSN |
Jahan | 74°12′N 293°30′W / 74.2°N 293.5°W / 74.2; -293.5 (Jahan) | 2.1 | 2003 | Shah Jahan | WGPSN |
Kastytis | 6°48′N 161°18′W / 6.8°N 161.3°W / 6.8; -161.3 (Kastytis) | 1.7 | 2003 | Kastytis (Lithuanian folklore) | WGPSN |
Leander | 25°36′N 210°18′W / 25.6°N 210.3°W / 25.6; -210.3 (Leander) | 1.4 | 2003 | Leander | WGPSN |
Leylie | 3°00′S 23°30′W / 3°S 23.5°W / -3; -23.5 (Leylie) | 1.9 | 2003 | Leylie in Leylie and Majnoon by Jami | WGPSN |
Lolita | 35°12′S 197°42′W / 35.2°S 197.7°W / -35.2; -197.7 (Lolita) | 1.8 | 2003 | Lolita | WGPSN |
Mahal | 79°24′N 170°00′W / 79.4°N 170°W / 79.4; -170 (Mahal) | 1.2 | 2003 | Mumtaz Mahal | WGPSN |
Majnoon | 3°48′N 28°48′W / 3.8°N 28.8°W / 3.8; -28.8 (Majnoon) | 2.1 | 2003 | Majnoon | WGPSN |
Mélisande | 67°06′N 185°36′W / 67.1°N 185.6°W / 67.1; -185.6 (Mélisande) | 1 | 2003 | Mélisande | WGPSN |
Narcissus | 18°12′N 7°06′W / 18.2°N 7.1°W / 18.2; -7.1 (Narcissus) | 2.9 | 2003 | Narcissus | WGPSN |
Orpheus | 25°36′N 176°42′W / 25.6°N 176.7°W / 25.6; -176.7 (Orpheus) | 1.1 | 2003 | Orpheus | WGPSN |
Pao-yü | 73°12′S 105°36′W / 73.2°S 105.6°W / -73.2; -105.6 (Pao-yü) | 0.8 | 2003 | Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber | WGPSN |
Pelléas | 63°06′N 221°18′W / 63.1°N 221.3°W / 63.1; -221.3 (Pelléas) | 1.2 | 2003 | Pelléas | WGPSN |
Psyche | 31°36′N 94°36′W / 31.6°N 94.6°W / 31.6; -94.6 (Psyche) | 4.8 | 2003 | Psyche | WGPSN |
Pygmalion | 1°48′S 191°06′W / 1.8°S 191.1°W / -1.8; -191.1 (Pygmalion) | 1.7 | 2003 | Pygmalion | WGPSN |
Radames | 5°12′S 115°06′W / 5.2°S 115.1°W / -5.2; -115.1 (Radames) | 1.6 | 2003 | Radames | WGPSN |
Selene | 14°12′S 12°30′W / 14.2°S 12.5°W / -14.2; -12.5 (Selene) | 3.6 | 2003 | Selene | WGPSN |
Tai-yü | 47°00′S 126°06′W / 47°S 126.1°W / -47; -126.1 (Tai-yü) | 1.4 | 2003 | Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber | WGPSN |
Tutanekai | 56°24′N 3°18′W / 56.4°N 3.3°W / 56.4; -3.3 (Tutanekai) | 2.1 | 2003 | Tutanekai (Polynesian mythology) | WGPSN |
Valentine | 14°36′N 208°24′W / 14.6°N 208.4°W / 14.6; -208.4 (Valentine) | 2.2 | 2003 | Saint Valentine | WGPSN |
External links
- USGS: Eros nomenclature
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