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 | Named after |
|---|---|
| Charlois Regio | Auguste Charlois |
| Witt Regio | Gustav Witt |
Dorsa
Dorsa (ridges) on Eros are named after astronomers who made studies of the asteroid.
| Dorsum | Named after |
|---|---|
| Finsen Dorsum | William Stephen Finsen |
| Hinks Dorsum | Arthur Robert Hinks |
Craters
Craters on Eros are named after famous lovers.
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Abelard | Peter Abelard |
| Aida | Aida |
| Avtandil | Avtandil in Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin |
| Bovary | Madame Bovary |
| Casanova | Casanova |
| Catherine | Cathy in Wuthering Heights |
| Cupid | Cupid |
| Don Juan | Don Juan |
| Don Quixote | Don Quixote |
| Dulcinea | Dulcinea |
| Eurydice | Eurydice |
| Fujitsubo | Fujitsubo in The Tale of Genji |
| Galatea | Galatea |
| Gamba | Marina Gamba |
| Genji | Genji in The Tale of Genji |
| Heathcliff | Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights |
| Himeros | Himeros |
| Hios | Hios |
| Shah Jahan | Shah Jahan |
| Kastytis | Kastytis (Lithuanian folklore) |
| Leander | Leander |
| Leylie | Leylie in Leylie and Majnoon by Jami |
| Lolita | Lolita |
| Mahal | Mumtaz Mahal |
| Mélisande | Mélisande |
| Narcissus | Narcissus |
| Orpheus | Orpheus |
| Pao-yu | Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber |
| Pelléas | Pelléas |
| Psyche | Psyche |
| Pygmalion | Pygmalion |
| Radames | Radames |
| Selene | Selene |
| Tai-yu | Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber |
| Tutanekai | Tutanekai (Polynesian mythology) |
| Valentine | Saint Valentine |
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