Roche crater

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Roche crater is a prominent impact feature on Mars’s moon Phobos, named after the French astronomer Édouard Roche.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater
surface feature on Phobos
belongsTo surface features of Phobos
celestialBodyType crater
featureType impact feature
hasCoordinateSystem Phobos coordinate system NERFINISHED
hasEnvironment airless body surface
hasEponymField celestial mechanics
hasEponymNationality French
hasEponymOccupation astronomer
hasLanguageOfName French
hasNamingAuthority International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
hasParentPlanet Mars NERFINISHED
hasSurfaceType regolith-covered crater floor
hostBody Phobos NERFINISHED
isInSolarSystem Solar System NERFINISHED
isNamedFeature true
isProminent true
locatedIn Mars system NERFINISHED
Martian moon Phobos NERFINISHED
locatedOn Phobos NERFINISHED
namedAfter French astronomer Édouard Roche NERFINISHED
Édouard Roche NERFINISHED
observedBy spacecraft missions to Phobos
observedIn space-based imaging of Phobos
orbitsPrimaryBodyViaHost Mars NERFINISHED
partOf geology of Phobos
topography of Phobos
relatedToConcept Roche limit
surfaceFeatureOf natural satellite Phobos

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Phobos hasNotableCrater Roche crater