List of features on Phobos and Deimos
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This is a list of geological features on Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars.
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[edit] Phobos
[edit] Craters
Phobian craters are named after important astronomers and people and places from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Clustril | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| D'Arrest | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Drunlo | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| Flimnap | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| Gulliver | Main character of Gulliver's Travels |
| Hall | Asaph Hall |
| Limtoc | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| Reldresal | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| Roche | Édouard Roche |
| Sharpless | Bevan Sharpless |
| Skyresh | Character in Gulliver's Travels |
| Stickney | Angeline Stickney |
| Todd | David Peck Todd |
| Wendell | Oliver Wendell |
[edit] Ridges
The only named ridge on Phobos is Kepler Dorsum, which is named after Johannes Kepler (1571-1630).
[edit] Deimos
[edit] Craters
The two named deimian craters are named after writers who mentioned "two moons" of Mars before they were discovered.
| Crater | Named after |
|---|---|
| Swift | Jonathan Swift |
| Voltaire | François-Marie Arouet |
