Sharpless (Phobos)

Named after Bevan P. Sharpless - American astronomer (1904-1950).

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Phobos they are named after deceased scientists involved with the discovery, dynamics, or properties of the martian satellites, and people and places from Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".

Image Source. Marker locations are approximate and may not always appear to align with image on map.

N 3 km

Todd(next)

NE 5 km

Wendell

W 19 km

Shklovsky

Sharpless

-27.5° N 206.0° E

E 19 km

Limtoc

SW 5 km

D'Arrest(last)

S 14 km

Hall

Tour so far: Visited 12 locations over 53 km. Next: Todd
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