Craters on Phobos
17 named features carry the IAU descriptor Crater — a circular depression, almost always an impact scar on Phobos, out of 4,787 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
17
of 20 named places on Phobos — 85%
Largest
9 km
Stickney
Median size
2.3 km
Across the 17 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2011
IAU approval dates
How craters on Phobos get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 17 craters with a recorded origin, 6 categories appear, led by Ireland.
Ireland8American5France1Germany1Estonia1Soviet1
All 17 craters on Phobos
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Craters elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 12 other worlds, for 4,770 more features.