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.^[2][4]

Ida Facula

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; -175.00[1]
Discoverer	Voyager 1
Eponym	Mount Ida