List of geological features on Ida and Dactyl

This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.

Ida

Idaean regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after the discoverer of the asteroid, and the places where he worked.

The only named dorsum on Ida is Townsend Dorsum, named after Tim E. Townsend, a member of the Galileo probe imaging team.

Idaean craters are named after famous caves.

Crater	Named after
Afon	Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia
Atea	Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea
Azzurra	Azzurra Grotto, Italy
Bilemot	Bilemot Cave, Korea
Castellana	Castellana Cave, Italy
Choukoutien	Choukoutien, China
Fingal	Fingal's Cave, UK
Kartchner	Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States
Kazumura	Kazumura Cave, HI, United States
Lascaux	Lascaux Cave, France
Lechuguilla	Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States
Mammoth	Mammoth Cave, KY, United States
Manjang	Manjang Cave, Korea
Orgnac	Orgnac Cave, France
Padirac	Padirac Cave, France
Peacock	Peacock Cave, FL, United States
Postojna	Postojna Cave, Slovenia
Sterkfontein	Sterkfontein, South Africa
Stiffe	Stiffe Cave, Italy
Undara	Undara Cave, Australia
Viento	Viento Cave, Spain

Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls.

Crater	Named after
Acmon	Acmon
Celmis	Celmis

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