This is a list of named geological features on asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.
Ida
===Craters=== <!-- "List of craters on Ida" redirects here -->
Idaean craters are named after famous caves.
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! style="width:10em" | Crater !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Afon || || 0.8 || 1994 || Novy Afon Cave, Abkhazia ||
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| Atea || || 2 || 1997 || Atea Cave, Papua New Guinea ||
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| Azzurra || || 9.6 || 1997 || Azzurra Grotto, Italy ||
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| Bilemot || || 1.8 || 1997 || Bilemot Cave, Korea ||
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| Castellana || || 5.2 || 1997 || Castellana Cave, Italy ||
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| Choukoutien || || 1.1 || 1997 || Choukoutien, China ||
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| Fingal || || 1.5 || 1997 || Fingal's Cave, UK ||
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| Kartchner || || 0.9 || 1997 || Kartchner Caverns, AZ, United States ||
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| Kazumura || || 2.1 || 1997 || Kazumura Cave, HI, United States ||
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| Lascaux || || 11.8 || 1997 || Lascaux Cave, France ||
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| Lechuguilla || || 1.5 || 1997 || Lechuguilla Cave, NM, United States ||
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| Mammoth || || 10.2 || 1997 || Mammoth Cave, KY, United States ||
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| Manjang || || 1 || 1997 || Manjang Cave, Korea ||
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| Orgnac || || 10.6 || 1997 || Orgnac Cave, France ||
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| Padirac || || 1.9 || 1997|| Padirac Cave, France ||
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| Peacock || || 0.2 || 1997 || Peacock Cave, FL, United States ||
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| Postojna || || 6 || 1997 || Postojna Cave, Slovenia ||
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| Sterkfontein || || 4.7 || 1997 || Sterkfontein, South Africa ||
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| Stiffe || || 1.5 || 1997 || Stiffe Cave, Italy ||
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| Undara || || 8.5 || 1997 || Undara Cave, Australia ||
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| Viento || || 1.6 || 1997 || Viento Cave, Spain ||
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Dorsa
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! style="width:10em" | Dorsum !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Townsend Dorsum || || 40 || 1997 || Tim E. Townsend, a member of the Galileo probe imaging team ||
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Regiones
Idaean regiones (geologically distinct areas) are named after the discoverer of the asteroid, and the places where he worked.
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! style="width:10em" | Regio !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Palisa Regio|| || 23 || 1997 || Johann Palisa ||
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| Pola Regio || || 8 || 1997 || Pola, Croatia ||
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| Vienna Regio || || 13 || 1997 || Vienna ||
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== Dactyl == <!-- "List of craters on Dactyl" redirects here -->
Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls.
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! style="width:10em" | Crater !! style="width:10em" | Coordinates !! Diameter (km) !! Approval Date !! Named After || Ref
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| Acmon || || 0.3 || 1997 || Acmon ||
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| Celmis || || 0.2 || 1997 || Celmis ||
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External links
- USGS: Ida nomenclature
- USGS: Dactyl nomenclature
