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.

style="width:10em" \| Regio	style="width:10em" \| Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After \|\| Ref
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Charlois Regio	{{Coord\|16\|S\|330\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Charlois}}	0	2003	Auguste Charlois	{{WGPSN\|1156}}
Witt Regio	{{Coord\|18\|N\|348\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Witt}}	0	2003	Gustav Witt	{{WGPSN\|6566}}

Dorsa

Dorsa (ridges) on Eros are named after astronomers who studied the asteroid.

style="width:10em" \| Dorsum	style="width:10em" \| Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After \|\| Ref
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Finsen Dorsum	{{Coord\|48\|S\|350\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Finsen}}	0	2003	William Stephen Finsen	{{WGPSN\|1960}}
Hinks Dorsum	{{Coord\|42\|N\|318\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Hinks}}	0	2003	Arthur Robert Hinks	{{WGPSN\|2513}}

Craters

Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.

style="width:10em" \| Crater	style="width:10em" \| Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After \|\| Ref
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Abelard	{{Coord\|3.5\|S\|12.2\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Abelard}}	1.1	2003	Peter Abelard	{{WGPSN\|13}}
Aida	{{Coord\|7.9\|N\|130.5\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Aida}}	1.6	2003	Aida	{{WGPSN\|104}}
Avtandil	{{Coord\|22.5\|S\|233.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Avtandil}}	1.2	2003	Avtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin	{{WGPSN\|511}}
Bovary	{{Coord\|61\|S\|27.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Bovary}}	0.8	2003	Madame Bovary	{{WGPSN\|845}}
Casanova	{{Coord\|46.6\|N\|236\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Casanova}}	0.9	2003	Casanova	{{WGPSN\|1039}}
Catherine	{{Coord\|9.1\|N\|171.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Catherine}}	1.1	2003	Cathy in Wuthering Heights	{{WGPSN\|1078}}
Cupid	{{Coord\|8.1\|N\|230.2\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Cupid}}	1.8	2003	Cupid	{{WGPSN\|1349}}
Don Juan	{{Coord\|29.5\|N\|356.7\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Don Juan}}	1.1	2003	Don Juan	{{WGPSN\|1571}}
Don Quixote	{{Coord\|57.7\|S\|250.8\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Don Quixote}}	0.9	2003	Don Quixote	{{WGPSN\|1572}}
Dulcinea	{{Coord\|76.1\|S\|272.9\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Dulcinea}}	1.4	2003	Dulcinea	{{WGPSN\|1660}}
Eurydice	{{Coord\|13.5\|N\|170\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Eurydice}}	2.2	2003	Eurydice	{{WGPSN\|1876}}
Fujitsubo	{{Coord\|3.7\|S\|62.7\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Fujitsubo}}	1.7	2003	Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji	{{WGPSN\|2036}}
Galatea	{{Coord\|10.2\|S\|183.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Galatea}}	1.4	2003	Galatea	{{WGPSN\|2064}}
Gamba	{{Coord\|20.6\|S\|54.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Gamba}}	1.3	2003	Marina Gamba	{{WGPSN\|2084}}
Genji	{{Coord\|19.5\|S\|88.6\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Genji}}	1.5	2003	Genji in The Tale of Genji	{{WGPSN\|2140}}
Heathcliff	{{Coord\|7.4\|N\|167.9\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Heathcliff}}	1.1	2003	Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights	{{WGPSN\|2398}}
Himeros	{{Coord\|21.2\|N\|282.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Himeros}}	10	2003	Himeros	{{WGPSN\|2508}}
Hios	{{Coord\|9.4\|S\|130.9\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Hios}}	1.3	2003	Hios	{{WGPSN\|2514}}
Jahan	{{Coord\|74.2\|N\|293.5\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Jahan}}	2.1	2003	Shah Jahan	{{WGPSN\|2786}}
Kastytis	{{Coord\|6.8\|N\|161.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Kastytis}}	1.7	2003	Kastytis (Lithuanian folklore)	{{WGPSN\|2950}}
Leander	{{Coord\|25.6\|N\|210.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Leander}}	1.4	2003	Leander	{{WGPSN\|3317}}
Leylie	{{Coord\|3\|S\|23.5\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Leylie}}	1.9	2003	Leylie in Leylie and Majnoon by Jami	{{WGPSN\|3373}}
Lolita	{{Coord\|35.2\|S\|197.7\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Lolita}}	1.8	2003	Lolita	{{WGPSN\|3460}}
Mahal	{{Coord\|79.4\|N\|170\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Mahal}}	1.2	2003	Mumtaz Mahal	{{WGPSN\|3589}}
Majnoon	{{Coord\|3.8\|N\|28.8\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Majnoon}}	2.1	2003	Majnoon	{{WGPSN\|3599}}
Mélisande	{{Coord\|67.1\|N\|185.6\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Mélisande}}	1	2003	Mélisande	{{WGPSN\|4090}}
Narcissus	{{Coord\|18.2\|N\|7.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Narcissus}}	2.9	2003	Narcissus	{{WGPSN\|4152}}
Orpheus	{{Coord\|25.6\|N\|176.7\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Orpheus}}	1.1	2003	Orpheus	{{WGPSN\|4498}}
Pao-yü	{{Coord\|73.2\|S\|105.6\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Pao-yü}}	0.8	2003	Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber	{{WGPSN\|4581}}
Pelléas	{{Coord\|63.1\|N\|221.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Pelléas}}	1.2	2003	Pelléas	{{WGPSN\|4642}}
Psyche	{{Coord\|31.6\|N\|94.6\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Psyche}}	4.8	2003	Psyche	{{WGPSN\|4857}}
Pygmalion	{{Coord\|1.8\|S\|191.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Pygmalion}}	1.7	2003	Pygmalion	{{WGPSN\|4881}}
Radames	{{Coord\|5.2\|S\|115.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Radames}}	1.6	2003	Radames	{{WGPSN\|4915}}
Selene	{{Coord\|14.2\|S\|12.5\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Selene}}	3.6	2003	Selene	{{WGPSN\|5417}}
Tai-yü	{{Coord\|47\|S\|126.1\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Tai-yü}}	1.4	2003	Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber	{{WGPSN\|5826}}
Tutanekai	{{Coord\|56.4\|N\|3.3\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Tutanekai}}	2.1	2003	Tutanekai (Polynesian mythology)	{{WGPSN\|6154}}
Valentine	{{Coord\|14.6\|N\|208.4\|W\|globe:eros_type:landmark\|name=Valentine}}	2.2	2003	Saint Valentine	{{WGPSN\|6279}}

External links

[http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypes2.jsp?system=Asteroid%20Belt&body=Eros&systemID=12&bodyID=50&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig USGS: Eros nomenclature]

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