Regiones on Phobos
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Regio — a large area distinguished by its brightness or colour on Phobos, out of 51 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 20 named places on Phobos — 5.0%
Largest
14 km
Laputa Regio
Median size
14 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2011–2011
IAU approval dates
How regiones on Phobos get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 regiones with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Ireland.
Ireland1
All 1 regiones on Phobos
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Regiones elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 50 more features.