Pola Regio

Pola Regio
	Pola Regio is located at the right side of 243 Ida. The small object to the right is Ida's moon Dactyl
Feature type	Region
Location	243 Ida
Coordinates	11°00′S 176°00′W / 11.00°S 176.00°W
Diameter	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Discoverer	Galileo
Naming	Pula, Croatia

Pola Regio is a geological structure on the asteroid 243 Ida. It was named after Pula (Pola), the place where Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa discovered Ida on 29 September 1884;^[2]^: 206 this name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1997.^[1] It is located on Ida's 180° E end, antipodal to Vienna Regio.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Pola Regio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -11.00°, Center Longitude: 184.00°; Planetocentric, +East)
^ Cite error: The named reference Ridpath was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[gpn-1] "Pola Regio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -11.00°, Center Longitude: 184.00°; Planetocentric, +East)

[Ridpath-2] Cite error: The named reference Ridpath was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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