Planitiae on Phobos
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Phobos, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 20 named places on Phobos — 5.0%
Largest
4 km
Lagado Planitia
Median size
4 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2011–2011
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Phobos get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 planitiae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Ireland.
Ireland1
All 1 planitiae on Phobos
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 82 more features.