This is a list of named geological features on
asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere.
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433 Eros
Eros (minor planet designation: (433) Eros), provisional designation is a stony asteroid of the Amor group and the first discovered and second-largest near-Earth object with an elongated shape and a mean diameter of approximately . Visi ...
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Regions
Regions (geologically distinct areas) on Eros are named after the co-discoverers of the asteroid.
Dorsa
Dorsa (ridges) on Eros are named after
astronomers who studied the asteroid.
Craters
Crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
s on Eros are named after famous
lovers.
External links
USGS: Eros nomenclature
{{Surface features of space objects
433 Eros
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