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.

[2] 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.

[3] Firstly it was called simply Ida.

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