Ida Facula

Ida Facula is a bright mountain on Amalthea, one of Jupiter's smallest moons. It is known to be about 15 kilometers in width, somewhat smaller than the neighboring mountain Lyctos Facula.[1] It was discovered by Voyager 1 in 1979 and in the same year named for Mount Ida, a mountain in Crete where Zeus played as a child.[2] Firstly it was called simply Ida.[1][3]

Amalthea (photo by Voyager 1). Ida Facula is an upper bright spot

References
  1. Thomas, P. C.; Burns, J. A.; Rossier, L.; Simonelli, D.; Veverka, J.; Chapman, C. R.; Klaasen, K.; Johnson, T. V.; Belton, M. J. S.; Galileo Solid State Imaging Team (September 1998). "The Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter". Icarus. 135 (1): 360–371. Bibcode:1998Icar..135..360T. doi:10.1006/icar.1998.5976.
  2. USGS/IAU (October 1, 2006). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ida Facula on Amalthea". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. Ververka J.; Thomas P.; Davies M. E.; Morrison D. (September 1981). "Amalthea: Voyager imaging results". Journal of Geophysical Research. 86 (A10): 8675–8682. Bibcode:1981JGR....86.8675V. doi:10.1029/JA086iA10p08675.


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