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.

RegioCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Charlois Regio16°S 330°W02003Auguste CharloisWGPSN
Witt Regio18°N 348°W02003Gustav WittWGPSN

Dorsa


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

DorsumCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Finsen Dorsum48°S 350°W02003William Stephen FinsenWGPSN
Hinks Dorsum42°N 318°W02003Arthur Robert HinksWGPSN

Craters


Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.

CraterNamed after
AbelardPeter Abelard
AidaAida
AvtandilAvtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin
BovaryMadame Bovary
CasanovaCasanova
CatherineCathy in Wuthering Heights
CupidCupid
Don JuanDon Juan
Don QuixoteDon Quixote
DulcineaDulcinea
EurydiceEurydice
FujitsuboFujitsubo in The Tale of Genji
GalateaGalatea
GambaMarina Gamba
GenjiGenji in The Tale of Genji
HeathcliffHeathcliff in Wuthering Heights
HimerosHimeros
HiosHios
Shah JahanShah Jahan
KastytisKastytis (Lithuanian folklore)
LeanderLeander
LeylieLeylie in Leylie and Majnoon by Jami
LolitaLolita
MahalMumtaz Mahal
MajnoonMajnoon
MélisandeMélisande
NarcissusNarcissus
OrpheusOrpheus
Pao-yuJia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber
PelléasPelléas
PsychePsyche
PygmalionPygmalion
RadamesRadames
SeleneSelene
Tai-yuLin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber
TutanekaiTutanekai (Polynesian mythology)
ValentineSaint Valentine
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