Wendell (Phobos)

Named after Oliver C. Wendell - American astronomer (1845-1912).

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".

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NW 13 km

Roche

N 8 km

Clustril

NE 7 km

Drunlo(next)

W 4 km

Todd(last)

Wendell

-1.0° N 228.0° E

E 15 km

Limtoc

SW 5 km

Sharpless

S 20 km

Hall

Tour so far: Visited 14 locations over 57 km. Next: Drunlo
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