This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 951 Gaspra.
Craters
Gaspran craters are named after famous spa towns.
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! style="width:10em" | Crater !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Aix || || 0.6 || 1994 || Aix-les-Bains, France ||
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| Alupka || || 0.3 || 1994 || Alupka, Ukraine ||
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| Baden-Baden || || 0.3 || 1994 || Baden-Baden, Germany ||
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| Badgastein || || 0.4 || 1994 || Bad Gastein, Austria ||
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| Bagnoles || || 0.4 || 1994 || Bagnoles, France ||
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| Bath || || 0.9 || 1994 || Bath, UK ||
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| Beppu || || 0.6 || 1994 || Beppu, Japan ||
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| Brookton || || 0.3 || 1994 || Brookton, NY, United States ||
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| Calistoga || || 1.2 || 1994 || Calistoga, CA, United States ||
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| Carlsbad || || 0.5 || 1994 || Carlsbad, Czech Republic ||
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| Charax || || 0.9 || 1994 || Charax, Ukraine ||
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| Helwan || || 0.4 || 1994 || Helwan, Egypt ||
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| Ixtapan || || 0.7 || 1994 || Ixtapan, Mexico ||
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| Katsiveli || || 0.3 || 1994 || Katsiveli, Ukraine ||
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| Krynica || || 0.4 || 1994 || Krynica, Poland ||
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| Lisdoonvarna || || 0.4 || 1994 || Lisdoonvarna, Ireland ||
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| Loutraki || || 0.4 || 1994 || Loutraki, Greece ||
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| Mandal || || 0.1 || 1994 || Mandal, Norway ||
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| Manikaran || || 0.5 || 1994 || Manikaran, India ||
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| Mariánské Lázně || || 0.6 || 1994 || Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic ||
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| Miskhor || || 0.5 || 1994 || Miskhor, Ukraine ||
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| Moree || || 0.7 || 1994 || Moree, Australia ||
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| Ramlösa || || 0.7 || 1994 || Ramlösa, Sweden ||
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| Rio Hondo || || 0.6 || 1994 || Rio Hondo, Argentina ||
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| Rotorua || || 0.5 || 1994 || Rotorua, New Zealand ||
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| Saratoga || || 2.8 || 1994 || Saratoga, NY, United States ||
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| Spa || || 1.6 || 1994 || Spa, Belgium ||
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| Tang-Shan || || 2.1 || 1994 || Tang-Shan, China ||
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| Yalova || || 0.4 || 1994 || Yalova, Turkey ||
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| Yalta || || 1.4 || 1994 || Yalta, Ukraine ||
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| Zohar || || 0.4 || 1994 || Zohar, Israel ||
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Regiones
Gaspran regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after astronomers and scientists closely associated with the asteroid.
See a labeled map here.
{| class="wikitable" style="min-width: 90%;"
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! style="width:10em" | Regio !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Dunne Regio || || 0 || 1994 || James Dunne, Galileo Project manager ||
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| Neujmin Regio || || 0 || 1994 || G. N. Neujmin, Russian astronomer who discovered Gaspra ||
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| Yeates Regio || || 0 || 1994 || Clayne Yeates, Galileo Project manager ||
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References
External links
- Gaspra nomenclature at the USGS planetary nomenclature web site