This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.
Idaean regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after the discoverer of the asteroid, and the places where he worked.
Regio | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Palisa Regio | 23°S 34°W / 23°S 34°W | 23 | 1997 | Johann Palisa | WGPSN |
Pola Regio | 11°S 184°W / 11°S 184°W | 8 | 1997 | Pola, Croatia | WGPSN |
Vienna Regio | 8°N 2°W / 8°N 2°W | 13 | 1997 | Vienna | WGPSN |
Dorsum | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Townsend Dorsum | 25°N 30°W / 25°N 30°W | 40 | 1997 | Tim E. Townsend, a member of the Galileo probe imaging team | WGPSN |
Idaean craters are named after famous caves.
Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls.
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acmon | 39°S 138°W / 39°S 138°W | 0.3 | 1997 | Acmon | WGPSN |
Celmis | 46°S 220°W / 46°S 220°W | 0.2 | 1997 | Celmis | WGPSN |
This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.
Idaean regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after the discoverer of the asteroid, and the places where he worked.
Regio | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palisa Regio | 23°S 34°W / 23°S 34°W | 23 | 1997 | Johann Palisa | WGPSN |
Pola Regio | 11°S 184°W / 11°S 184°W | 8 | 1997 | Pola, Croatia | WGPSN |
Vienna Regio | 8°N 2°W / 8°N 2°W | 13 | 1997 | Vienna | WGPSN |
Dorsum | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Townsend Dorsum | 25°N 30°W / 25°N 30°W | 40 | 1997 | Tim E. Townsend, a member of the Galileo probe imaging team | WGPSN |
Idaean craters are named after famous caves.
Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls.
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acmon | 39°S 138°W / 39°S 138°W | 0.3 | 1997 | Acmon | WGPSN |
Celmis | 46°S 220°W / 46°S 220°W | 0.2 | 1997 | Celmis | WGPSN |