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;: 206 this name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1997. It is located on Ida's 180° E end, antipodal to Vienna Regio.