Limtoc

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Stickney (crater) with Limtoc within it, as seen by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 23 March 2008

Limtoc is a crater on the surface of Mars's inner moon Phobos.[1] The crater, whose diameter is 2 kilometers, is located within the larger, and more well-known surface feature, Stickney crater.[1] Limtoc was named in 2006 after a character from Gulliver's Travels.[1]


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  1. ^ a b c "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Limtoc on Phobos". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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