Sharpless crater
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Sharpless crater is a prominent impact feature on Mars’s moon Phobos, notable in studies of the moon’s heavily cratered surface and geological history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact crater
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lunar-like crater on Phobos ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Craters on Phobos
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Impact craters of the Solar System ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | surface feature of a natural satellite ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | American ⓘ |
| featureType | impact feature ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | about 1°N 22°W on Phobos ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 13 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasIlluminationCondition | varies strongly with Phobos synchronous rotation ⓘ |
| hasImagingInstrument |
HiRISE camera
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High Resolution Stereo Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterior | relatively smooth floor ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | simple bowl-shaped crater ⓘ |
| hasParentBody | Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegolithBehavior | loose material susceptible to mass wasting ⓘ |
| hasRim | raised rim ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceGravityContext | very low gravity environment ⓘ |
| isOnHemisphere |
leading hemisphere of Phobos
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northern hemisphere of Phobos ⓘ |
| isProminentOn | heavily cratered surface of Phobos ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mars system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Solon Irving Sharpless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mariner 9 spacecraft
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Mars Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Global Surveyor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking 1 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking 2 Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Phobos global crater catalog ⓘ |
| relatedBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFeature | Stickney crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of Stickney crater
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on the anti-Mars side of Phobos ⓘ |
| scientificRelevance |
constraining age of Phobos surface units
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understanding cratering rates in the Mars system ⓘ |
| shows |
ejecta deposits around rim
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evidence of impact fracturing ⓘ |
| surfaceContext | heavily cratered terrain ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | regolith of Phobos ⓘ |
| usedIn |
studies of Phobos geological history
ⓘ
studies of impact processes on small bodies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.