List of geological features on Ida and Dactyl


This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.

Ida

Regiones

Idaean regiones are named after the discoverer of the asteroid, and the places where he worked.
RegioCoordinatesDiameter Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Palisa Regio231997Johann Palisa
Pola Regio81997Pola, Croatia
Vienna Regio131997Vienna

Dorsa

DorsumCoordinatesDiameter Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Townsend Dorsum401997Tim E. Townsend, a member of the Galileo probe imaging team

Craters

Idaean craters are named after famous caves.
CraterCoordinatesDiameter Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Afon0.81994Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia
Atea21997Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea
Azzurra9.61997Azzurra Grotto, Italy
Bilemot1.81997Bilemot Cave, Korea
Castellana5.21997Castellana Cave, Italy
Choukoutien1.11997Choukoutien, China
Fingal1.51997Fingal's Cave, UK
Kartchner0.91997Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States
Kazumura2.11997Kazumura Cave, HI, United States
Lascaux11.81997Lascaux Cave, France
Lechuguilla1.51997Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States
Mammoth10.21997Mammoth Cave, KY, United States
Manjang11997Manjang Cave, Korea
Orgnac10.61997Orgnac Cave, France
Padirac1.91997Padirac Cave, France
Peacock0.21997Peacock Cave, FL, United States
Postojna61997Postojna Cave, Slovenia
Sterkfontein4.71997Sterkfontein, South Africa
Stiffe1.51997Stiffe Cave, Italy
Undara8.51997Undara Cave, Australia
Viento1.61997Viento Cave, Spain

Dactyl

Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls.
CraterCoordinatesDiameter Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Acmon0.31997Acmon
Celmis0.21997Celmis