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.

Regio	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Ref
Charlois Regio	16°S 330°W	0	2003	Auguste Charlois	WGPSN
Witt Regio	18°N 348°W	0	2003	Gustav Witt	WGPSN

Dorsa

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

Dorsum	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Ref
Finsen Dorsum	48°S 350°W	0	2003	William Stephen Finsen	WGPSN
Hinks Dorsum	42°N 318°W	0	2003	Arthur Robert Hinks	WGPSN

Craters

Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Date	Named After	Ref
Abelard	3.5°S 12.2°W / -3.5; -12.2 (Abelard)	1.1	2003	Peter Abelard	WGPSN
Aida	7.9°N 130.5°W / 7.9; -130.5 (Aida)	1.6	2003	Aida	WGPSN
Avtandil	22.5°S 233.1°W / -22.5; -233.1 (Avtandil)	1.2	2003	Avtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin	WGPSN
Bovary	61°S 27.3°W / -61; -27.3 (Bovary)	0.8	2003	Madame Bovary	WGPSN
Casanova	46.6°N 236°W / 46.6; -236 (Casanova)	0.9	2003	Casanova	WGPSN
Catherine	9.1°N 171.1°W / 9.1; -171.1 (Catherine)	1.1	2003	Cathy in Wuthering Heights	WGPSN
Cupid	8.1°N 230.2°W / 8.1; -230.2 (Cupid)	1.8	2003	Cupid	WGPSN
Don Juan	29.5°N 356.7°W / 29.5; -356.7 (Don Juan)	1.1	2003	Don Juan	WGPSN
Don Quixote	57.7°S 250.8°W / -57.7; -250.8 (Don Quixote)	0.9	2003	Don Quixote	WGPSN
Dulcinea	76.1°S 272.9°W / -76.1; -272.9 (Dulcinea)	1.4	2003	Dulcinea	WGPSN
Eurydice	13.5°N 170°W / 13.5; -170 (Eurydice)	2.2	2003	Eurydice	WGPSN
Fujitsubo	3.7°S 62.7°W / -3.7; -62.7 (Fujitsubo)	1.7	2003	Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji	WGPSN
Galatea	10.2°S 183.1°W / -10.2; -183.1 (Galatea)	1.4	2003	Galatea	WGPSN
Gamba	20.6°S 54.1°W / -20.6; -54.1 (Gamba)	1.3	2003	Marina Gamba	WGPSN
Genji	19.5°S 88.6°W / -19.5; -88.6 (Genji)	1.5	2003	Genji in The Tale of Genji	WGPSN
Heathcliff	7.4°N 167.9°W / 7.4; -167.9 (Heathcliff)	1.1	2003	Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights	WGPSN
Himeros	21.2°N 282.3°W / 21.2; -282.3 (Himeros)	10	2003	Himeros	WGPSN
Hios	9.4°S 130.9°W / -9.4; -130.9 (Hios)	1.3	2003	Hios	WGPSN
Jahan	74.2°N 293.5°W / 74.2; -293.5 (Jahan)	2.1	2003	Shah Jahan	WGPSN
Kastytis	6.8°N 161.3°W / 6.8; -161.3 (Kastytis)	1.7	2003	Kastytis (Lithuanian folklore)	WGPSN
Leander	25.6°N 210.3°W / 25.6; -210.3 (Leander)	1.4	2003	Leander	WGPSN
Leylie	3°S 23.5°W / -3; -23.5 (Leylie)	1.9	2003	Leylie in Leylie and Majnoon by Jami	WGPSN
Lolita	35.2°S 197.7°W / -35.2; -197.7 (Lolita)	1.8	2003	Lolita	WGPSN
Mahal	79.4°N 170°W / 79.4; -170 (Mahal)	1.2	2003	Mumtaz Mahal	WGPSN
Majnoon	3.8°N 28.8°W / 3.8; -28.8 (Majnoon)	2.1	2003	Majnoon	WGPSN
Mélisande	67.1°N 185.6°W / 67.1; -185.6 (Mélisande)	1	2003	Mélisande	WGPSN
Narcissus	18.2°N 7.1°W / 18.2; -7.1 (Narcissus)	2.9	2003	Narcissus	WGPSN
Orpheus	25.6°N 176.7°W / 25.6; -176.7 (Orpheus)	1.1	2003	Orpheus	WGPSN
Pao-yü	73.2°S 105.6°W / -73.2; -105.6 (Pao-yü)	0.8	2003	Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber	WGPSN
Pelléas	63.1°N 221.3°W / 63.1; -221.3 (Pelléas)	1.2	2003	Pelléas	WGPSN
Psyche	31.6°N 94.6°W / 31.6; -94.6 (Psyche)	4.8	2003	Psyche	WGPSN
Pygmalion	1.8°S 191.1°W / -1.8; -191.1 (Pygmalion)	1.7	2003	Pygmalion	WGPSN
Radames	5.2°S 115.1°W / -5.2; -115.1 (Radames)	1.6	2003	Radames	WGPSN
Selene	14.2°S 12.5°W / -14.2; -12.5 (Selene)	3.6	2003	Selene	WGPSN
Tai-yü	47°S 126.1°W / -47; -126.1 (Tai-yü)	1.4	2003	Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber	WGPSN
Tutanekai	56.4°N 3.3°W / 56.4; -3.3 (Tutanekai)	2.1	2003	Tutanekai (Polynesian mythology)	WGPSN
Valentine	14.6°N 208.4°W / 14.6; -208.4 (Valentine)	2.2	2003	Saint Valentine	WGPSN

External links

USGS: Eros nomenclature

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