List of geological features on 433 Eros explained

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
Charlois Regio 0 2003
Witt Regio 0 2003

Dorsa

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

Dorsum Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Ref
Finsen Dorsum 0 2003
Hinks Dorsum 0 2003

Craters

Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.

Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Ref
Abelard 1.1 2003
Aida 1.6 2003
Avtandil 1.2 2003 Avtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Bovary 0.8 2003
Casanova 0.9 2003
Catherine 1.1 2003 Cathy in Wuthering Heights
Cupid 1.8 2003
Don Juan 1.1 2003
Don Quixote 0.9 2003
Dulcinea 1.4 2003
Eurydice 2.2 2003
Fujitsubo 1.7 2003 Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji
Galatea 1.4 2003
Gamba 1.3 2003
Genji 1.5 2003 Genji in The Tale of Genji
Heathcliff 1.1 2003 Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights
10 2003
Hios 1.3 2003
Jahan 2.1 2003
Kastytis 1.7 2003 Kastytis (Lithuanian folklore)
Leander 1.4 2003
Leylie 1.9 2003
Lolita 1.8 2003
Mahal 1.2 2003
Majnoon 2.1 2003
Mélisande 1 2003
Narcissus 2.9 2003
Orpheus 1.1 2003
Pao-yü 0.8 2003 Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber
Pelléas 1.2 2003
Psyche 4.8 2003
Pygmalion 1.7 2003
Radames 1.6 2003
Selene 3.6 2003
Tai-yü 1.4 2003 Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber
Tutanekai 2.1 2003 Tutanekai (Polynesian mythology)
Valentine 2.2 2003

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