Stickney crater
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Stickney crater is the largest and most prominent impact crater on Mars's moon Phobos, dominating much of its small surface.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ |
| age | ancient ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeatureOnPhobos | groove systems ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Craters on Phobos
ⓘ
Impact craters of the Solar System ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | Stickney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralLatitudeOnPhobos | near equatorial region ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | used as reference feature on Phobos maps ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 5.6 miles
ⓘ
approximately 9 kilometers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Asaph Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | telescopic observation ⓘ |
| floorTopography | uneven and covered with smaller craters ⓘ |
| formationProcess | impact event ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central region with regolith
ⓘ
grooves radiating across Phobos ⓘ slumped walls ⓘ |
| hostBody | inner Martian moon Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBodyType | natural satellite ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Mars Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars Global Surveyor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking 1 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking 2 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactEnergyImplication | suggests Phobos is not monolithic solid rock ⓘ |
| influences | stress patterns in Phobos ⓘ |
| isLargestCraterOn | Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mars system ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayHaveCaused | global fracturing of Phobos ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameHonors | the wife of astronomer Asaph Hall ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| occupiesFractionOfSurfaceOf | about half of the surface of Phobos ⓘ |
| orbitsWithHostBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regolithPresence | loose dusty material on floor ⓘ |
| relatedToHypothesis | Phobos may be a rubble pile or fractured body ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | key to understanding Phobos structure and origin ⓘ |
| shapeInfluenceOnBody | gives Phobos an elongated appearance ⓘ |
| solarSystemBodyType | feature on small irregular moon ⓘ |
| surfaceGravityContext | very low gravity environment ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered interior ⓘ |
| visibility | dominant feature in images of Phobos ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | spacecraft orbiting Mars ⓘ |
| wallDegradation | significant due to subsequent impacts and landslides ⓘ |
| wallSlope | shallow due to low gravity and regolith movement ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.