List of surface formations on (433) Eros
Asteroid (433) Eros, recorded during the overflight of the Near probe , September 19, 2000
The list of geological formations on (433) Eros contains all surface formations on the asteroid (433) Eros , which have been given a proper name by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The names were made in 2003.
crater
Craters on (433) Eros are named after famous lovers.
| Surname | Mean diameter (km) | Coordinates + W (0-360) of the center of the crater | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abelard | 1.1 | -3.5; 12.2 | Peter Abelardus |
| Aida | 1.6 | 7.9; 130.5 | Slave Aida from Giuseppe Verdi's Aida |
| Avtandil | 1.2 | -22.5; 233.1 | Awtandil from Schota Rustawelis The warrior in the tiger skin |
| Bovary | 0.8 | -61; 27.3 | Emma Bovary from Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary |
| Casanova | 0.9 | 46.6; 236 | Giacomo Casanova |
| Catherine | 1.1 | 9.1; 171.1 | Catherine Earnshaw from Emily Brontës Wuthering Heights |
| Cupid | 1.8 | 8.1; 230.2 | Cupid |
| Don juan | 1.1 | 29.5; 356.7 | Dom Juan from Molières Don Juan |
| Don Quixote | 0.9 | -57.7; 250.8 | Don Quixote from Miguel de Cervantes ' Don Quixote |
| Dulcinea | 1.4 | -76.1; 272.9 | Dulcinea del Toboso from Miguel de Cervantes ' Don Quixote |
| Eurydice | 2.2 | 13.5; 170 | Eurydice |
| Fujitsubo | 1.7 | -3.7; 62.7 | Fujitsubo, a princess in Murasaki Shikibus Genji Monogatari |
| Galatea | 1.4 | -10.2; 183.1 | Galatea, the ivory statue of Pygmalion |
| Gamba | 1.3 | -20.6; 54.1 | Marina Gamba, housekeeper and lover of Galileo Galilei |
| Genji | 1.5 | -19.5; 88.6 | Genji from Murasaki Shikibus Genji Monogatari |
| Heathcliff | 1.1 | 7.4; 167.9 | Heathcliff from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights |
| Himeros | 10 | 21.2; 282.3 | Himeros |
| Hios | 1.3 | -9.4; 130.9 | Hios, child of Poseidon and Hiona |
| Yahan | 2.1 | 74.2; 293.5 | Shah Jahan |
| Kastytis | 1.7 | 6.8; 161.3 | Kastytis from Jūratė and Kastytis |
| Leander | 1.4 | 25.6; 210.3 | Leander from Hero and Leander |
| Leylie | 1.9 | -3; 23.5 | Laila from Nezami and djamis Layla and Majnun |
| Lolita | 1.8 | -35.2; 197.7 | Dolores (Lolita) from Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita |
| Mahal | 1.2 | 79.4; 170 | Mumtaz Mahal |
| Majnoon | 2.1 | 3.8; 28.8 | Madschnun, the suspected male main person from Nezamis and djamis Madschnun Laila |
| Mélisande | 1 | 67.1; 185.6 | Mélisande from Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas et Mélisande |
| Narcissus | 2.9 | 18.2; 7.1 | Narcissus |
| Orpheus | 1.1 | 25.6; 176.7 | Orpheus |
| Pao-yu | 0.8 | -73.2; 105.6 | Jia Baoyu from Cao Xueqin's The Dream of the Red Chamber |
| Pelléas | 1.2 | 63.1; 221.3 | Pelléas from Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas et Mélisande |
| psyche | 4.8 | 31.6; 94.6 | psyche |
| Pygmalion | 1.7 | -1.8; 191.1 | Pygmalion |
| Radames | 1.6 | -5.2; 115.1 | General Adames from Giuseppe Verdi's Aida |
| Selene | 3.6 | -14.2; 12.5 | Selene |
| Tai-yu | 1.4 | -47; 126.1 | Lin Daiyu from Cao Xueqin's The Dream of the Red Chamber |
| Tutanekai | 2.1 | 56.4; 3.3 | Tutanekai from the legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai of the Māori |
| Valentine | 2.2 | 14.6; 208.4 | Valentine's day |
Dorsa
Dorsa are ridge-like surface structures. Dorsa on (433) Eros are named after scientists who contributed to the study of Eros.
| Surname | Coordinates + W (0-360) of the center of the dorsum | Named after |
|---|---|---|
| Finsen dorsum | -48; 350 | William Finsen (1905–1979), South African astronomer who discovered the elongated shape of Eros |
| Hinks dorsum | 42; 318 | Arthur Hinks (1873–1945), British astronomer and geographer, was the first to use Eros for solar parallax |
Regiones
Regiones are vast areas on a celestial body. Regiones on (433) Eros are named after the discoverers of the asteroid.
| Surname | Coordinates + W (0-360) of the center of the region | Named after |
|---|---|---|
| Charlois Regio | -16; 330 | Auguste Charlois |
| Witt Regio | 18; 348 | Gustav Witt |