This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 951 Gaspra.
Gaspran regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after astronomers and scientists closely associated with the asteroid.
See a labeled map here.
Regio | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Dunne Regio | 15°N 15°W / 15°N 15°W | 0 | 1994 | James Dunne, Galileo Project manager | WGPSN |
Neujmin Regio | 2°N 80°W / 2°N 80°W | 0 | 1994 | G. N. Neujmin, Russian astronomer who discovered Gaspra | WGPSN |
Yeates Regio | 65°N 75°W / 65°N 75°W | 0 | 1994 | Clayne Yeates, Galileo Project manager | WGPSN |
Gaspran craters are named after famous spa towns.[1]
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Named After | Ref |
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Aix | 47°54′N 160°18′W / 47.9°N 160.3°W | 0.6 | 1994 | Aix-les-Bains, France | WGPSN |
Alupka | 65°N 65°W / 65°N 65°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Alupka, Ukraine | WGPSN |
Baden-Baden | 46°N 55°W / 46°N 55°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Baden-Baden, Germany | WGPSN |
Badgastein | 25°N 3°W / 25°N 3°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Bad Gastein, Austria | WGPSN |
Bagnoles | 55°N 122°W / 55°N 122°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Bagnoles, France | WGPSN |
Bath | 13°24′N 9°42′W / 13.4°N 9.7°W | 0.9 | 1994 | Bath, UK | WGPSN |
Beppu | 3°54′N 58°24′W / 3.9°N 58.4°W | 0.6 | 1994 | Beppu, Japan | WGPSN |
Brookton | 27°42′N 103°18′W / 27.7°N 103.3°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Brookton, NY, United States | WGPSN |
Calistoga | 30°N 2°W / 30°N 2°W | 1.2 | 1994 | Calistoga, CA, United States | WGPSN |
Carlsbad | 29°42′N 88°48′W / 29.7°N 88.8°W | 0.5 | 1994 | Carlsbad, Czech Republic | WGPSN |
Charax | 8°36′N 0°00′E / 8.6°N -0°E | 0.9 | 1994 | Charax, Ukraine | WGPSN |
Helwan | 22°24′N 118°54′W / 22.4°N 118.9°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Helwan, Egypt | WGPSN |
Ixtapan | 11°54′N 86°54′W / 11.9°N 86.9°W | 0.7 | 1994 | Ixtapan, Mexico | WGPSN |
Katsiveli | 55°N 65°W / 55°N 65°W | 0.3 | 1994 | Katsiveli, Ukraine | WGPSN |
Krynica | 49°N 35°W / 49°N 35°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Krynica, Poland | WGPSN |
Lisdoonvarna | 16°30′N 358°06′W / 16.5°N 358.1°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Lisdoonvarna, Ireland | WGPSN |
Loutraki | 42°N 140°W / 42°N 140°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Loutraki, Greece | WGPSN |
Mandal | 23°30′N 46°30′W / 23.5°N 46.5°W | 0.1 | 1994 | Mandal, Norway | WGPSN |
Manikaran | 62°N 155°W / 62°N 155°W | 0.5 | 1994 | Manikaran, India | WGPSN |
Mariánské Lázně | 35°24′N 81°48′W / 35.4°N 81.8°W | 0.6 | 1994 | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | WGPSN |
Miskhor | 15°00′N 65°54′W / 15°N 65.9°W | 0.5 | 1994 | Miskhor, Ukraine | WGPSN |
Moree | 15°06′N 164°24′W / 15.1°N 164.4°W | 0.7 | 1994 | Moree, Australia | WGPSN |
Ramlösa | 15°00′N 4°54′W / 15°N 4.9°W | 0.7 | 1994 | Ramlösa, Sweden | WGPSN |
Rio Hondo | 31°42′N 20°42′W / 31.7°N 20.7°W | 0.6 | 1994 | Rio Hondo, Argentina | WGPSN |
Rotorua | 18°48′N 30°42′W / 18.8°N 30.7°W | 0.5 | 1994 | Rotorua, New Zealand | WGPSN |
Saratoga | 50°N 270°W / 50°N 270°W | 2.8 | 1994 | Saratoga, NY, United States | WGPSN |
Spa | 51°30′N 152°00′W / 51.5°N 152°W | 1.6 | 1994 | Spa, Belgium | WGPSN |
Tang-Shan | 59°N 256°W / 59°N 256°W | 2.1 | 1994 | Tang-Shan, China | WGPSN |
Yalova | 29°N 10°W / 29°N 10°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Yalova, Turkey | WGPSN |
Yalta | 57°36′N 261°18′W / 57.6°N 261.3°W | 1.4 | 1994 | Yalta, Ukraine | WGPSN |
Zohar | 23°N 118°W / 23°N 118°W | 0.4 | 1994 | Zohar, Israel | WGPSN |