.png) Amalthea (photo by Voyager 1). Ida Facula is an upper bright spot | |
| Feature type | Mountain, bright feature |
|---|---|
| Location | Amalthea |
| Coordinates | 20°00′N 175°00′W / 20.00°N 175.00°W / 20.00; -175.00 |
| Discoverer | Voyager 1 |
| Eponym | Mount Ida |
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. 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. Firstly it was called simply Ida.
References
- "Ida Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 20.00°, Center Longitude: 175.00°; Planetographic, +West)
- ^ 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.
- USGS/IAU (October 1, 2006). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ida Facula on Amalthea". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- 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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