What is Stickney (crater)?
[[File:Stickney crater on Phobos.jpg|thumb|False color photo of Stickney and [[Limtoc]]]] '''Stickney''' is the largest [[Impact crater|crater]] on [[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]]. Phobos is a [[natural satellite|satellite]] of [[Mars]]. It is at {{Coord|1|N|49|W|type:landmark_globe:phobos_dim:9000|display=inline,title|notes=<ref>{{gpn|65876|Stickney}}</ref>}} and is {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} in diameter. It makes a large part of the moon's surface. It is named after [[Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall]], wife of Phobos's discoverer, [[Asaph Hall]].<ref name=USGS>{{cite web|last=Blue|first=Jennifer|title=Phobos Nomenclature: Crater|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=4&bodyID=22&typeID=9&system=Mars&body=Phobos|publisher=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.solarviews.com/cap/mars/vphobos3.htm Flight around Phobos] (animated movie) * [http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/images/2008/details/phobos/PSP_007769_9010_IRB_StickneyU.jpg Stickney in High Resolution] {{Mars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stickney (Crater)}} [[Category:Impact craters]] [[Category:Moons of Mars]] {{sci-stub}}