List of surface formations on (2687) Šteins

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Hand-vectorized representation of a photograph of the asteroid (2867) Šteins , which was taken during the flyby of the space probe Rosetta on September 5, 2008

The list of geological formations on (2867) Šteins contains all surface formations on the asteroid (2867) Šteins which have been given a proper name by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The surface formations were named on May 9, 2012.

crater

The craters on (2867) Šteins were named after gem stones . Since the asteroid was not named after the word stone , but after the Latvian - Soviet astronomer Kārlis Šteins , the names are a play on words.

Surname Mean diameter (km) Coordinates + E (0-360) of the crater center Named after
Agate 0.5 57.6; 1.8 agate
Alexandrite 0.31 -7; 20.7 alexandrite
Almandine 0.52 29.5; 53.8 Almandine
Amazonite 0.47 9.6; 75.6 Amazonite
amethyst 0.45 28.9; 343.2 amethyst
Aquamarines 0.37 7.2; 120.3 Aquamarine
Chrysoberyl 1.55 -2; 29.6 Chrysoberyl
Citrine 0.61 13.7; 340.6 Citrine
Diamond 2.1 -54.6; 13.4 diamond
Emerald 0.52 -3.9; 139.3 emerald
Garnet 0.39 -8.6; 338.3 Garnet group
jade 0.26 -18; 335.3 jade
Lapis 0.44 -31.5; 329.7 Lapis lazuli
Malachite 0.47 11.8; 49.9 malachite
Obsidian 0.51 -10.6; 46.6 Obsidian
onyx 1 10.9; 8.9 onyx
opal 0.4 1.1; 337.8 opal
Peridot 0.27 -25.1; 336 Peridot
Sapphire 0.6 -31.3; 31.3 sapphire
Topaz 0.65 -7.7; 0 topaz
Tourmaline 0.22 -20.9; 347.6 Tourmaline
Turquoise 0.47 -31.6; 113.4 turquoise
Zircon 1.77 -13.5; 335 Zircon

Regiones

Regiones are vast areas on a celestial body. Regiones on (2867) Šteins are named after astronomers and other scientists who are associated with the discovery of the asteroid.

Surname Mean diameter (km) Coordinates + E (0-360) of the center of the region Named after
Chernykh Regio 7.5 -20; 60 Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych , astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid

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