Dorsa on Phobos
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Dorsum — a ridge on Phobos, out of 184 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 20 named places on Phobos — 5.0%
Largest
15 km
Kepler Dorsum
Median size
15 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
1987–1987
IAU approval dates
How dorsa on Phobos get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 dorsa with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Germany.
Germany1
All 1 dorsa on Phobos
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Dorsa elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 7 other worlds, for 183 more features.