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===Surface features=== Besides one bright spot in the southern hemisphere, the only surface features identified on Pallas are craters. As of 2020, 36 craters have been identified, 34 of which are larger than 40 km in diameter. Provisional names have been provided for some of them. The craters are named after ancient weapons.<ref name=Marsset2020/> {| class="wikitable" |+ Features on Pallas (southern hemisphere) |- ! width=100 | Feature !! Pronunciation !! Latin or Greek !! Meaning |- | Akontia || {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|k|ɒ|n|t|i|ə}} || [[wikt:acontia|ἀκόντιον]] || dart |- | Doru || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|r|uː}} || [[wikt:doru|δόρυ]] || pike |- | Hoplon || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɒ|p|l|ɒ|n}} || [[wikt:hoplon|ὅπλον]] || a weapon (esp. a large shield) |- | Kopis || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|p|ɪ|s}} || [[wikt:kopis|κοπίς]] || a large knife |- | Sarissa<!--typo 'Sarrisa' in the pub, but that's being fixed for IAU submission--> || {{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|s|ə}} || [[wikt:sarissa|σάρισσα]] || lance |- | Sfendonai || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|f|ɛ|n|d|ə|n|eɪ}} || [[wikt:sphendone|σφενδόνη]] || slingstone |- | Toxa || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɒ|k|s|ə}} || [[wikt:τόξον|τόξον]] || bow |- | Xiphos || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|aɪ|f|ɒ|s}} || [[wikt:xiphos|ξίΦος]] || sword |- | Xyston || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|ɪ|s|t|ɒ|n}} || [[wikt:xyston|ξυστόν]] || spear |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Features on Pallas (northern hemisphere) |- ! width=100 | Feature !! Pronunciation !! Latin or Greek !! Meaning |- | Aklys || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|k|l|ɪ|s}} || [[wikt:aclys|āclys]] || a small javelin attached to a strap |- | Falcata || {{IPAc-en|f|æ|l|ˈ|k|eɪ|t|ə}} || [[wikt:falcata|falcāta]] || a sword of pre-Roman Iberia |- | Makhaira || {{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|eɪ|r|ə}} || [[wikt:μάχαιρα|μάχαιρα]] || a sword of ancient Greece |- | Pilum || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|aɪ|l|ə|m}} || [[wikt:pilum|pīlum]] || a Roman javelin |- | Scutum || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|juː|t|ə|m}} || [[wikt:scutum|scūtum]] || a Roman leather-covered shield |- | Sica || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|k|ə}} || [[wikt:sica|sīca]] || a dagger |- | Spatha || {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|p|eɪ|θ|ə}} || [[wikt:spatha|spatha]] || a straight sword |}
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