List of surface formations on (2687) Šteins
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 |
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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 |
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Chernykh Regio | 7.5 | -20; 60 | Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych , astronomer, discoverer of the asteroid |
Web links
- Photographs of (2867) Šteins with the marked craters ( PDF , English; 113 kB)
- The named Šteins craters on planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov (English)
- Chernykh Regio on planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov (English)